| "The Riddle" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Nik_Kershaw_The_Riddle_12%22_Cover.jpeg) Cover of the 12-inch single | ||||
| Single by Nik Kershaw | ||||
| from the album The Riddle | ||||
| Released | 5 November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nik Kershaw | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Collins | |||
| Nik Kershaw singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "The Riddle" on YouTube | ||||
"The Riddle" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw, released in 1984 as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name. Kershaw described the lyrical content as being nondescript to fill as a "guide vocal" for the production. It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top 10 in countries like Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. An accompanying music video was made for the song and features references to Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
The song was covered by many artists, including Gigi D'Agostino (1999) and Jack Holiday and Mike Candys (2012).