Wide Boy (song)

"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.

Quick Facts Single by Nik Kershaw, from the album The Riddle ...

"Wide Boy"
Single by Nik Kershaw
from the album The Riddle
B-side	"Shame on You" "So Quiet"
Released	4 March 1985[1]
Recorded	1983–1984[2]
Genre	Pop rock new wave
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)

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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]