| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mark Knopfler featuring Emmylou Harris |
| Album: | Private Investigations |
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| Length: | 4:00 |
| Label: | Mercury Records |
| Producer: | Mark Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay |
"All the Roadrunning" is a song written and performed by Mark Knopfler featuring American country singer Emmylou Harris. It was first released as a new track on Knopfler's career-spanning compilation Private Investigations and as a CD single in 2005. In April 2006, the song was also released on the album of the same title.
"All the Roadrunning was a successful hit, peaking at #8 in the UK. The reviews were positive as well. Allmusic described the new song on the 2005 compilation as "nice" and "beautiful", as well as a song that "keeps the line of continuity and excellence in perspective." Hybridmagazine describes the song as having a "celtic folk melody" and as "accented by delicate mandolin and soaring fiddle strains, while the lyrics are a wistful account of life on the road that finds the lead character taking stock of the sacrifices and benefits of roaming."[1]