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"Money for Nothing" is een nummer van de Britse rockband Dire Straits. Het verscheen voor het eerst op hun bestverkochte vijfde studioalbum Brothers in Arms uit 1985. Op 24 juni dat jaar werd het nummer wereldwijd op vinylsingle en cassette-single uitgebracht. In juli 1989 werd het nummer met "Brothers in Arms" als dubbele A-kant opnieuw uitgebracht op cd-single en cd-video.

Het nummer werd gekenmerkt door zijn controversiële teksten en vooruitgang op het gebied van videoclips. De clip is gemaakt met digitale animatie, wat voor die tijd bijzonder was en was de eerste die bij de lancering van MTV Europe in oktober 1987 werd uitgezonden. De tekst werd geschreven door Mark Knopfler met hulp van Sting die deels meezong. Het gitaarwerk is geïnspireerd op dat van gitarist Billy Gibbons van ZZ Top.

"Money for Nothing" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see. The song features a guest appearance by Sting, who sings the signature falsetto introduction, background vocals and a backing chorus of "I want my MTV" set to the same notes as the chorus of the Police's hit "Don't Stand So Close To Me". The groundbreaking music video, one of the first uses of computer-animated human characters, was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987.

It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful single, peaking at number one for three weeks on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Top Rock Tracks chart and number four in the band's native UK. In July 1985, the month following its release, Dire Straits and Sting performed the song at Live Aid. At the 28th Annual Grammy Awards in 1986, "Money for Nothing" won Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as well. At the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video received 11 nominations, winning Video of the Year and Best Group Video. It is widely considered one of the band's signature songs and the opening guitar riff is one of the most famous of all time.

The sound of Sting’s initial "MTV" serves as the audio for MTV Entertainment Studios production credit title card.