| Wag the Dog | ||||
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| Released | 13 January 1998 (1998-01-13) | |||
| Recorded | AIR Studios, London, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Film music | |||
| Length | 24:09 | |||
| Label | Vertigo Mercury(USA) | |||
| Producer | Mark Knopfler,Chuck Ainlay | |||
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Wag the Dog is the sixth soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitaristMark Knopfler, released on 13 January 1998 byVertigo Records internationally, and byMercury Records in the United States. The album contains music composed for the 1997 filmWag the Dog, directed byBarry Levinson. The film featured songs created for the fictitious campaign waged by the protagonists, including "Good Old Shoe", "The American Dream", and "The Men of the 303". These songs appear on the soundtrack album as instrumental tracks. Only the title track contains vocals.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In his review forAllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album four out of five stars, calling it one of Knopfler's "best scores, alternately graceful and rootsy."[1]
All music was written by Mark Knopfler.[1][2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wag the Dog" | 4:44 |
| 2. | "Working on It" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "In the Heartland" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "An American Hero" | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Just Instinct" | 1:36 |
| 6. | "Stretching Out" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Drooling National" | 1:53 |
| 8. | "We're Going to War" | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 24:09 | |
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