Don Quixote (Nik Kershaw song)

"Don Quixote" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw from his 1984 studio album The Riddle. Released in August 1985 as the final single from that album, it reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1985, and became Kershaw's seventh (and last) consecutive UK Top 20 hit single.[1]

"Don Quixote"
Single by Nik Kershaw
from the album The Riddle
B-side"Don't Lie"
ReleasedAugust 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length
  • 4:55 (album version)
  • 4:11 (single version)
  • 8:41 (extended version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Nik Kershaw
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Nik Kershaw singles chronology
"Wide Boy"
(1985)		 "Don Quixote"
(1985)		 "When a Heart Beats"
(1985)

A month before "Don Quixote" was released as a single, it was the second of four songs played by Kershaw at Live Aid. The others were previous singles "The Riddle", "Wouldn't It Be Good" and "Wide Boy".[2]

Track listing

7" single (WEA NIK 8)
A. "Don Quixote" - 4:11
B. "Don't Lie" - 3:52

12" single (WEA NIKT 8)
A. "Don Quixote" (Extra Special Long Mix)- 8:41
B. "Don't Lie" - 3:52

Chart performance
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 83
German Media Control Charts[4] 39
Irish Singles Chart[5] 9
New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 36
UK Singles Chart[7] 10

References
  1. "www.nikkershaw.it". www.nikkershaw.it. 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "www.setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. 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. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 19 June 1988.
  4. "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. Steffen Hung. "Nik Kershaw - Don Quixote". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. "The Official Charts Company - Don Quixote by Nik Kershaw Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.


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