Don Quixote (Nik Kershaw song)

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"Don Quixote"
Song
B-side"Don't Lie"

"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]

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]

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 2012-12-28.
  2. ^ "www.setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  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 2013-01-07.
  5. ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2013-01-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Nik Kershaw - Don Quixote". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Don Quixote by Nik Kershaw Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.