# Where Do You Think You're Going? guitar solo > Mark Knopfler's guitar solo on Where Do You Think You're Going? by Dire Straits (1979) starts at about 2:14. From the album Communiqué. Canonical URL: Dire Straits, 1979, from *Communiqué*. Solo by *Mark Knopfler*. A quiet, brooding song that gradually builds to a tense, driving instrumental section. The guitar rises with the arrangement for a satisfying climax. Where Do You Think You're Going? by Dire Straits is #13 in our ranking of the best Dire Straits guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1979. ## In our lists - [The Best Dire Straits Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dire-straits-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Where Do You Think You're Going? Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Where Do You Think You're Going? (1979). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)