answers: British rock band Dire Straits
context: Mr. MTV "Mr. MTV" is a song from American rock band Nothing More. Released on 1 December 2014, it is the second single from "Nothing More", the sixth studio album from the band. The song discusses the opposition of the ensemble to consumerism, passive viewing of television programs, and the organizations behind it. The intro uses a reworked sample of the 1985 Dire Straits single "Money for Nothing". The song uses MTV to demonstrate the larger issue of the direction that people or organizations take in their lives when cash or rankings are valued more highly than actions. Bassist Daniel </s> Money for Nothing (song) "Money for Nothing" is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 studio album "Brothers in Arms". 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 singing background vocals, providing both the signature falsetto introduction and backing chorus of "I want my MTV." The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987. It was Dire Straits' most commercially successful </s> "PopClips" came from a similar program on New Zealand's TVNZ network named "Radio with Pictures", which premiered in 1976. The concept itself had been in the works since 1966, when major record companies began supplying the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation with promotional music clips to play on the air at no charge. Few artists made the long trip to New Zealand to appear live. On Saturday, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 AMEastern Time, MTV launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by John Lack and played over footage of the first Space Shuttle launch countdown of
question: who did the song i want my mtv