The Riddle

~ Recording by Nik Kershaw

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.6The Riddle3:53Nik KershawNOW Yearbook ’84Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
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Now That’s What I Call Music LLPCDYBNOW84
1.26The Riddle3:50Nik Kershaw80’s Hits: It’s Party TimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP (UMG Recordings, Inc. digital compilations), UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.8The Riddle3:50Nik KershawMastermix Classic Cuts 81: Pop/DanceVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service started in 1985)CC081
1.4The Riddle3:52Nik KershawRoad Runners, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2The Riddle3:52Nik KershawWouldn’t It Be GoodNik KershawSingle

Relationships

assistant engineer:Dave Meegan (producer)
engineer:Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
producer:Peter Collins (producer)
lead vocals:Nik Kershaw
phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1984)
MCA Records Ltd. (do not use as an imprint; UK subsidiary of MCA Records) (in 1984)
recording of:The Riddle

The Riddle

lyricist and composer:Nik Kershaw
publisher:Arctic King
Imagem Music UK
Imagem Songs Ltd.
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Rondor Musikverlag GmbH
later translated parody versions:Humppa-arvoitus
later translated versions:THE RIDDLE (Japanese lyrics)