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. It was his sixth consecutive top-20 single, peaking at No. 9 on the

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in 1985. It was followed by "

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" 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. A version of the song was originally recorded for Kershaw's debut studio album ''

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'', but was dropped before the album was released. It later appeared on Kershaw's next studio album '' The Riddle'' in partially re-recorded form. He remarked that the song was "an old song, probably four or five years old" by that point. The single was a remix of the album version. The accompanying

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was directed by graphic designer

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Track listings

7" single (WEA NIK 7)
A. "Wide Boy" (Remix) – 3:19
B. "So Quiet" – 3:12 12" single (WEA NIKT 7)
A. "Wide Boy" (Extended Mix) – 5:07
B1. "Shame on You" (Remix) – 3:39
B2. "So Quiet" – 3:07

Credits

"Wide Boy (Remix)"
Produced by Peter Collins
Remixed by

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and Nik Kershaw "So Quiet"
Produced by Nik Kershaw
Piano Accompaniment: Nik Kershaw "Wide Boy (Extended Mix)"
Produced by Peter Collins
Extended Mix by Nik Kershaw "Shame on You (Remix)"
Produced by Peter Collins

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

* * * 1983 songs 1985 singles Nik Kershaw songs Songs written by Nik Kershaw Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) MCA Records singles Music videos directed by Storm Thorgerson {{1980s-single-stub