Escrita por Mark Knopfler, foi gravada entre 28 de novembro e 12 de dezembro de 1978, no Compass Point, em Nassau e lançada em 5 de junho de 1979 no disco Communiqué, o segundo disco da banda. Foi produzida por Barry Beckett e Jerry Wexler. Mark Knopfler cantou, tocou guitarra solo e base. David Knopfler tocou guitarra base e fez backing vocals. John Illsley tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Pick Withers tocou bateria. Barry Beckett tocou teclado.
A letra:
They want to get a statement
for Jesus' sake
It's like a talking to the wall
He's
incommunicado no comment to make
He's saying nothing at all
But in the communique you know he's
gonna come clean
Think what he say
Say what he means
Maybe
on Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
Maybe he could talk about the tricks of
the trade
Maybe he could talk about himself
Maybe he could talk
about the money that he made
Maybe he'd be saying something else
But in the communique you know he's
gonna come clean
Think what he say,
Say what he means
Maybe
on monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
And now the rumors are
flying
Speculation rising
Say that he's been trying someone
else's wife
Somebody at the airport
Somebody on the phone
Says
he's at the station and he's coming on the noon
Then we get the
story a serious breeze
And a photograph taken in the hall
You
don't have to worry with the previous release
Right now, he's
saying nothing at all
But in the communique you know he's gonna
come clean
Think what he say
Say what he means
Maybe on
Monday he got something to say
Communication
Communique
Communique
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