Iron Hand (song)

"Iron Hand"
Single by Dire Straits
from the album On Every Street
A-side	"Calling Elvis"
Released	1991
Genre	Folk rock
Length	3:09
Label	Vertigo Records
Songwriter(s)	Mark Knopfler
Producer(s)	Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits singles chronology
"Your Latest Trick" (1986) "Iron Hand" (1991) "Heavy Fuel" (1991)

"Iron Hand" is a song by the rock band Dire Straits released on their album On Every Street in 1991. The song also appeared on the compilation album Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' in the same year of its release. It relates to the Battle of Orgreave during the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, with Mark Knopfler remarking on how the police charge on horseback into the crowd of striking miners had reminded him of the savagery of medieval times.