Wide Boy

1985 single by Nik Kershaw
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Wide Boy

Summary

Wide Boy is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wide Boy's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Wide Boy's genre is pop rock[4].
  • Wide Boy was followed by Don Quixote[5].
  • Wide Boy was produced by Peter Collins[6].
  • Among the performers on Wide Boy was Nik Kershaw[7].
  • Wide Boy's record label is recorded as MCA Records[8].
  • Wide Boy is part of The Riddle[9].
  • Wide Boy was published on March 1985[10].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Single[11]

  • First release date: 1984[12]

  • Genre(s): electronic, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop[13]

  • Community tags: electronic, pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 18235d54-bf34-4ecd-a3a3-6ac72ff0e200[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wide Boy was performed by Nik Kershaw[7]. It was produced by Peter Collins[6].

Publication

Wide Boy was published on March 1985[10]. Its genre is pop rock[4]. It is part of The Riddle[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wide Boy was followed by Don Quixote[5].

Why It Matters

Wide Boy ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wide-boy-q7998580_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wide Boy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wide-boy-q7998580}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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