# Why Worry guitar solo > Mark Knopfler's guitar solo on Why Worry by Dire Straits (1985) starts at about 2:50. From the album Brothers in Arms. A classic rock classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Dire Straits, 1985, from *Brothers in Arms*. Solo by *Mark Knopfler*. A gentle, extended guitar coda of ringing, lullaby-like melody lines. Why Worry by Dire Straits is #17 in our ranking of the best Mark Knopfler guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1985. ## In our lists - [The Best Mark Knopfler Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mark-knopfler-guitar-solos/) — #17 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Why Worry? Mark Knopfler played the solo on Dire Straits's Why Worry (1985). --- 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/)