Which Dire Straits music video, released in 1985, prominently used computer animation?

Dire Straits’ 1985 music video that prominently used computer animation was “Money for Nothing.”

The video was directed by Steve Barron and used computer-generated imagery to depict two construction workers watching music videos on television. Its computer-animated characters and imagery were strikingly unusual for the mid-1980s, when most promotional videos relied on filmed performances, sets, or practical effects.

The song itself appeared on Dire Straits’ 1985 album Brothers in Arms. Sting co-wrote the song and contributed the repeated backing phrase “I want my MTV,” which became one of the track’s most recognizable elements. The video’s television-within-a-television concept also reflected the growing importance of music-video channels.

“Money for Nothing” is often described as an early landmark in computer-animated music videos, although it was not the first music video ever to use computer graphics. The video helped the single become one of Dire Straits’ best-known international hits and received heavy MTV exposure.