Human Racing (song)

"Human Racing"
Single by Nik Kershaw
from the album Human Racing
B-side"Faces", "Cloak and Dagger", "Drum Talk", "Wouldn't It Be Good"
Released3 September 1984 (1984-09-03)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:26 (album version)
  • 4:28 (single version)
  • 5:30 (extended version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Nik Kershaw
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Nik Kershaw singles chronology
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (re-issue)"
(1984) 		"Human Racing"
(1984) 		"The Riddle"
(1984)

"Human Racing" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was the title track for his hit debut studio album of the same name, released in September 1984 by MCA Records. It was the fourth hit single from the album, reaching No. 19 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] It entered the chart in the week ending 15 September 1984, and remained within for seven weeks.[2] An earlier version of the song, titled "Look Behind You", appeared on the studio album Till I Hear from You (1980) by Fusion, a band with Kershaw on lead vocals and guitar.[3]

  1. ^ "Nik goes racing" (PDF). Record Mirror. 1 September 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Spotify: Fusion - Till I Hear From You". Spotify.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.