. "1978-10-07Z"^^ . . . "\"Setting Me Up\" is a song written by Mark Knopfler. It was originally recorded by British rock group Dire Straits on their self-titled debut album but not released as a single. Ken Tucker in Rolling Stone described the song as a \"heavenly number\" combining humor with bitterness, despite having a typical messed-up romance theme. Tucker noted that the song's impact is enhanced by the growling tone in Knofler's singing voice and by the song's country music-style guitar solo."@en . . . . "198.0"^^ . . "3"^^ . "Setting Me Up"@en . .