Human Racing (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Human Racing
| cover = nikkershawhumanracingsingle.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Nik Kershaw
| album = Human Racing
| B-side = "Faces", "Cloak and Dagger", "Drum Talk", "Wouldn't It Be Good"
| released = {{Start date|1984|9|3|df=y}}{{cite magazine|date=1 September 1984|title=Nik goes racing|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/84/Record-Mirror-1984-09-01-OCR.pdf|magazine=Record Mirror|page=4|access-date=14 June 2022}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|new wave}}
| length = {{ubl|4:26 (album version)|4:28 (single version)|5:30 (extended version)}}
| label = MCA
| writer = Nik Kershaw
| producer = Peter Collins
| prev_title = I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (re-issue)
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = The Riddle
| next_year = 1984
}}
"Human Racing" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was the title track for his hit debut studio album of the same name, released in September 1984 by MCA Records. It was the fourth hit single from the album, reaching No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite book
| first = David
| last = Roberts
| year = 2006
| title = British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition = 19th
| publisher = Guinness World Records Limited
| location = London
| isbn = 1-904994-10-5
| page = 299}} It entered the chart in the week ending 15 September 1984, and remained within for seven weeks. An earlier version of the song, titled "Look Behind You", appeared on the studio album Till I Hear from You (1980) by Fusion, a band with Kershaw on lead vocals and guitar.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6L1pMgpXG7TkD5i8gPCKzc|title=Spotify: Fusion - Till I Hear From You|website=Spotify.com|accessdate=10 November 2019}}
Track listings
7" single (WEA NIK 5){{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 7" Cover Images}}
: A "Human Racing" – 4:28
: B "Faces" (remix) – 4:40
7" double single (WEA NIKD 5){{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Double 7" Cover Images}}
Gatefold with the "Human Racing board game" printed on the fold out
: A "Human Racing" – 4:28
: B "Faces" (remix) – 4:40
: C "Cloak and Dagger" (live) – 5:10
: D "Drum Talk" (live) – 4:05
12" single (WEA NIKT 5){{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 12" Cover Images}}
: A "Human Racing" (remix) – 5:30
: B "Faces" (remix) – 4:40
12" single (WEA NIKX 5){{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Alt 12" Cover Images}}
: A "Human Racing" (remix) – 5:30
: B "Wouldn't It Be Good" (remix) – 7:50
Credits
"Human Racing" {{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 7" Cover Images}}
: Produced by Peter Collins
"Faces" (remix)
: Produced by Peter Collins
: Special Remix by Simon Boswell
"Cloak and Dagger" (live)
: Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon
: Mixed and Engineered by Simon Boswell
"Drum Talk" (live)
: Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon
: Mixed and Engineered by Simon Boswell
"Human Racing" (remix) {{sfn|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 12" Cover Images}}
: Produced by Peter Collins
: Special Extended Mix by Simon Boswell
"Wouldn't It Be Good" (remix)
: Produced by Peter Collins
: Remix by Simon Boswell
Chart performance
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (1984)
! Peak |
|---|
| align="left" | Irish Singles Chart{{cite web |author=Jaclyn Ward |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |publisher=Irishcharts.ie |date=1 October 1962 |accessdate=20 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126040745/http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |archivedate=26 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 |
| align="left" | UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21164/nik-kershaw/|title=NIK KERSHAW - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|accessdate=15 October 2017}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 |
References
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Sources
- {{cite web |ref={{harvid|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 7" Cover Images}} |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=478981|title=Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 7" Cover Images|website=Discogs.com}}
- {{cite web |ref={{harvid|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 12" Cover Images}} |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=109910|title=Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing 12" Cover Images|website=Discogs.com}}
- {{cite web |ref={{harvid|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Alt 12" Cover Images}} |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=751979|title=Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Alt 12" Cover Images|website=Discogs.com}}
- {{cite web |ref={{harvid|Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Double 7" Cover Images}} |url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=716190|title=Discogs: Nik Kershaw - Human Racing Double 7" Cover Images|website=Discogs.com}}
External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fusion-Till-I-Hear-From-You/master/1089246|title=Discogs: Fusion - Till I Hear from You|website=Discogs.com}}
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Category:Songs written by Nik Kershaw
Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer)