Water of Love

"Water of Love"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album Dire Straits
B-side"Down to the Waterline"
ReleasedOctober 1978
Recorded1978
GenreBlues rock
Length5:23
LabelVertigo Records
Warner Bros. Records (U.S.)
SongwriterMark Knopfler
ProducerMuff Winwood
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Sultans of Swing"
(1978)
"Water of Love"
(1978)
"Lady Writer"
(1979)

"Water of Love" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally released on Dire Straits' self-titled debut album. It was also released as a single in the Netherlands in October 1978 and in Australia in December 1978 as a follow-up to the band's first single "Sultans of Swing". The single reached number 28 in the Netherlands and number 54 in Australia. The song was also included on Dire Straits live album Live at the BBC and on the multi-artist compilation album More Than Unplugged.