Information about Nikita (song)
| "Nikita" | |||||
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) "Nikita" cover | |||||
| Single by Elton John | |||||
| from the album Ice on Fire | |||||
| B-side(s) | "The Man Who Never Died" (U.K.) "Restless" (U.S.) | ||||
| Released | October 1985 (U.K.) February 1986 (U.S.) | ||||
| Format | CD single 7" Single 12" Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 4:54 | ||||
| Label | Rocket (U.K.) Geffen (U.S.) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bernie Taupin (lyrics), Elton John (music) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | ||||
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Song synposis
In the song, Elton John describes his crush on a Russian borderguard who he cannot meet because he is not allowed into the country. It features George Michael and Nik Kershaw on backing vocals. The song peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart and also made the Top 10 in the US, charting at #7. [1]Video settings and song information
The video for the song, directed by Ken Russell, featured Anya Major in the role of "Nikita." Russell says he didn't realise that Nikita was a man's name in in the Russian language, and Elton John accepted the proposed script written by Russell which was a direct male-female love interpretation of the song. However, in interviews John admitted that Nikita was a male name in Russian, hinting at the song's actual homosexual written view point.References
In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.
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Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.
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Ice on Fire
(1985) Leather Jackets
(1986)
Ice on Fire is the nineteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1985. It was met with little praise, and only reached number 48 on the charts.
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(1985) Leather Jackets
(1986)
Ice on Fire is the nineteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1985. It was met with little praise, and only reached number 48 on the charts.
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Motto
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The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. The name is from the hit, "Rocket Man".
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Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.
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Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.
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Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March, 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.
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