"Don Quixote" is a song by English singer-songwriter

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the ...

from his 1984 studio album '' The Riddle''. Released in August 1985 as the final single from that album, it reached No. 10 on the

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in September 1985, and became Kershaw's seventh (and last) consecutive UK

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hit single. A month before "Don Quixote" was released as a single, it was the second of four songs played by Kershaw at

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. The others were previous singles " The Riddle", "

Wouldn't It Be Good "Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released on 20 January 1984 as the second single from his debut studio album, ''Human Racing'' (1984). The release was Kershaw's second single, and features the non-album t ...

" and " Wide Boy".

Background

While discussing his method of writing lyrics, Kershaw explained the song's origins in the January 1986 issue of music technology magazine

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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

References

* * * * Nik Kershaw songs 1985 singles Songs written by Nik Kershaw MCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) 1984 songs Music based on Don Quixote {{1980s-single-stub