Wide Boy (song)

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"Wide Boy"
Nik Kershaw Wide Boy Single Cover.jpg
Single by Nik Kershaw
from the album The Riddle
B-side
  • "Shame on You"
  • "So Quiet"
Released4 March 1985 [1]
Recorded1983–1984 [2]
Genre
Length
  • 3:28 (album version)
  • 3:19 (single remix)
  • 5:07 (extended version)
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Nik Kershaw
Producer(s) Peter Collins
Nik Kershaw singles chronology
"The Riddle"
(1984)		"Wide Boy"
(1985)		"Don Quixote"
(1985)

"Wide Boy" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was his sixth consecutive top-20 single, peaking at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart in 1985. [3] It was followed by "Don Quixote" which was to become the last of his string of top-20 singles on the UK chart. "Wide Boy" also charted highly in Ireland and Australia, peaking at No. 5 and No. 7, respectively.

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A version of the song was originally recorded for Kershaw's debut studio album Human Racing , but was dropped before the album was released. It later appeared on Kershaw's next studio album The Riddle in partially re-recorded form. [4] [2] He remarked that the song was "an old song, probably four or five years old" by that point. [2] The single was a remix of the album version. [5]

The accompanying music video was directed by graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. [6] [7] [8]

Track listings

7" single (WEA NIK 7) [5]
A. "Wide Boy" (Remix) – 3:19
B. "So Quiet" – 3:12

12" single (WEA NIKT 7) [9]
A. "Wide Boy" (Extended Mix) – 5:07
B1. "Shame on You" (Remix) – 3:39
B2. "So Quiet" – 3:07

Credits

"Wide Boy (Remix)" [5]
Produced by Peter Collins
Remixed by Gary Langan and Nik Kershaw

"So Quiet"
Produced by Nik Kershaw
Piano Accompaniment: Nik Kershaw

"Wide Boy (Extended Mix)" [9]
Produced by Peter Collins
Extended Mix by Nik Kershaw

"Shame on You (Remix)"
Produced by Peter Collins

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "News". Record Mirror . 23 February 1985. p. 4.
  2. 1 2 3 Sinclair, Paul (2 March 2013). "Nik Kershaw talks 80s pop and Human Racing 28 years on". superdeluxeedition. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "www.nikkershaw.it". www.nikkershaw.it. 7 March 1985. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Kershaw 2012, p. 14-15.
  5. 1 2 3 Discogs 7".
  6. ↑ Mvdbase.com The Music Video DataBase
  7. ↑ "Nik Kershaw Music Videos". IMVDB.
  8. ↑ Wide Boy at IMDb
  9. 1 2 Discogs 12".
  10. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  11. ↑ "Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 2, no. 14. 8 April 1985. p. 6. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Wide Boy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Eurythmics – Don't Ask Me Why" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts K". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nik Kershaw: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nik Kershaw – Wide Boy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report . No. 599. 30 December 1985 – via Imgur.


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