"Human Racing" is a song by the 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 ...

. It was the title track for his

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debut

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of the same name, released in September 1984. It was the fourth

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from the album, reaching No. 19 in the

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. It entered the

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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 1980 album ''Till I Hear From You'' by Fusion, a band with Kershaw on vocals and guitar.

Track listing

7" Single (WEA NIK 5) :A "Human Racing" – 4:28 :B "Faces" (Remix) – 4:40 7" Double Single (WEA NIKD 5)
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) :A "Human Racing" (Remix) – 5:30 :B "Faces" (Remix) – 4:40 12" Single (WEA NIKX 5) :A "Human Racing" (Remix) – 5:30 :B "

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 ...

" (Remix) – 7:50

Credits

"Human Racing" :Produced by Peter Collins "Faces" (Remix) :Produced by Peter Collins :Special Remix by

Simon Boswell Simon Boswell (born 15 October 1956) is a BAFTA-nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, with more than 100 credits to his name. He is known for combining mainly electronic elements with orchestral. Biography A ...

"Cloak And Dagger" (Live) :Recorded live at the

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:Mixed and Engineered by Simon Boswell "Drum Talk" (Live) :Recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon :Mixed and Engineered by Simon Boswell "Human Racing" (Remix) :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

References

External links

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