Jaar: | 1985 |
Muziek/Tekst: | Elton John Bernie Taupin |
Producer: | Gus Dudgeon |
Gecoverd door: | Bernhard Brink (Nikita - Du in deiner Welt) Mel Jersey (He, Nikita ist Dir kalt) The Spotnicks Jo Vally Eddy Smets Royal Romantic Orchestra The London Starlight Orchestra & Singers Kirmesmusikanten Alan Baker Richard Clayderman |
Persoonlijke hitparade: | Aan persoonlijke hitparade toevoegen |
Binnenkomst: | 02/11/1985 (Positie 47) |
Laatste week notering: | 29/03/1986 (Positie 43) |
Piekpositie: | 1 (9 Weken) |
Chartrun: | ![]() |
Aantal weken: | 22 |
Positie aller tijden: | 724 (1980 Punten) |
In de landen: |
Tracks | |||||||||
29/10/1985 7" Single Rocket EJS 9 (Warner) [uk] / EAN 0042288417378 | |||||||||
29/10/1985 7" Single Rocket 884 173-7 (Warner) [de,nl,fr,it,au] / EAN 0042288417378 | |||||||||
21/02/1986 7" Single Rocket 7PP-197 (Warner) [jp] | |||||||||
1986 7" Single Trutone 884 173-7 [zw] | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | The Man Who Never Died | 5:10 | |||||||
29/10/1985 7" EP Rocket EJSD 9 [uk] | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
7" EP 1: | |||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | The Man Who Never Died | 5:10 | |||||||
7" EP 2: | |||||||||
1. | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Live At Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1984) | 3:26 | |||||||
2. | I'm Still Standing (Live At Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1984) | 4:38 | |||||||
01/12/1985 7" Single Geffen 7-28800 (Warner) [us] | |||||||||
01/12/1985 7" Single Geffen 92 88007 (Warner) [ca] | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | Restless (Live At Wembley Stadium, London, UK 1984) | 4:26 | |||||||
1985 12" Maxi Rocket / Phonogram 884 173-1 [de] / EAN 0042288417316 | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita (Extended Version) | 5:43 | |||||||
2. | The Man Who Never Died | 5:10 | |||||||
3. | Sorry (Live) | 3:26 | |||||||
4. | I'm Still Standing (Live) | 4:38 | |||||||
01/02/1988 7" Single Old Gold OG 9776 (PolyGram) [uk] / EAN 5012623977671 | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | I'm Still Standing | 3:03 | |||||||
1991 7" Single Rocket 868 256-7 (Warner) [de] / EAN 0042286825670 | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 6:12 | |||||||
1991 CD-Maxi Phonogram 868 257-2 (PolyGram) [de] / EAN 0042286825724 | |||||||||
Toon details | Alles beluisteren | ||||||||
1. | Nikita | 4:54 | |||||||
2. | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 5:38 | |||||||
3. | Nikita (Extended) | 5:42 | |||||||
Versie | Lengte | Titel | Label Nummer | Formaat Medium | Datum |
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4:54 | Nikita | Rocket EJS 9 | Single 7" Single | 29/10/1985 | |
4:54 | Nikita | Rocket EJSD 9 | Single 7" EP | 29/10/1985 | |
5:43 | Ice On Fire | Rocket 826 213-2 | Album CD | 07/11/1985 | |
5:43 | Ice On Fire | Rocket 826 213-1 | Album LP | 07/11/1985 | |
4:51 | Now That's What I Call Music! 6 | Virgin NOW 6 | Compilatie LP | 25/11/1985 | |
4:54 | Nikita | Geffen 7-28800 | Single 7" Single | 01/12/1985 | |
5:43 | High Life - 18 affenschrille Hitbananen | Polystar 819 515-2 | Compilatie CD | 1985 | |
5:43 | High Life - 18 affenschrille Hitbananen | Polystar 819 515-1 | Compilatie LP | 1985 | |
Hit-News 86 - Brandheiss! | K-tel TG 1585 | Compilatie LP | 1985 | ||
Extended Version | 5:43 | Nikita | Rocket / Phonogram 884 173-1 | Single 12" Maxi | 1985 |
4:51 | Pop On Top | S*R 42 640 3 | Compilatie LP | 1985 | |
5:43 | Wrap Her Up | Rocket EJS 10 | Single 7" Single | 1985 | |
4:52 | Cream Of Pop | Mercury 816 335-1 | Compilatie LP | 1986 | |
5:43 | Hit-Sensation - Neue Hits '86 | Ariola 302 640 | Compilatie LP | 1986 | |
5:43 | Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III 1979-1987 | Geffen GHS 24153 | Album LP | 1987 | |
4:50 | Woman In Love Volume 7 | Arcade ADEH 010234.22 | Compilatie LP | 1987 | |
4:54 | Nikita | Old Gold OG 9776 | Single 7" Single | 01/02/1988 | |
5:44 | The Very Best Of Elton John | Rocket / Phonogram 846 947-2 | Album CD | 29/10/1990 | |
5:43 | To Be Continued... | MCA MCAD4-10110 | Album CD | 09/11/1990 | |
5:43 | Hits Of The World 1984/1985 | Polyphon 845 500-2 | Compilatie CD | 01/07/1991 | |
4:54 | Nikita | Phonogram 868 257-2 | Single CD-Maxi | 1991 | |
4:54 | Nikita | Rocket 868 256-7 | Single 7" Single | 1991 | |
Extended | 5:42 | Nikita | Phonogram 868 257-2 | Single CD-Maxi | 1991 |
4:52 | Time Life: The Rock Collection - Rock Dreams | Time Life TL 527/12 | Compilatie CD | 1992 | |
5:43 | The 80's Collection: 1985 | Time Life TL 544/03 | Compilatie CD | 1993 | |
4:54 | Love Songs | Mercury 528 788-2 | Album CD | 06/11/1995 | |
4:40 | Ö3 Greatest Hits Vol. 3 | Amadeo 555 134-2 | Compilatie CD | 13/10/1997 | |
5:43 | Ice On Fire [The Classic Years] | Rocket 558 476-2 | Album CD | 01/06/1998 | |
4:49 | Now That's What I Call Music! 1985 [The Millennium Series] | Virgin NOWMIL-1985 / 5202682 | Compilatie CD | 21/06/1999 | |
5:42 | 20 Jahre Radio 24 | Polydor 564 651-2 | Compilatie CD | 1999 | |
5:45 | Greatest Hits 1970-2002 | Mercury 063 449-2 | Album CD | 08/11/2002 | |
5:45 | Greatest Hits 1970-2002 [Special Edition] | Mercury 063 499-2 | Album CD | 11/11/2002 | |
5:41 | 40 jaar Top 40 - 1985-1986 | SMM 517829 7 | Compilatie CD | 11/10/2004 | |
5:43 | Just Like Belgium - The Definitive Hits | Mercury 172 7110 | Album CD | 23/03/2007 | |
5:44 | Rocket Man - The Definitive Hits [Number Ones] | Rocket / Mercury 172 605 0 | Album CD | 23/03/2007 | |
5:45 | Greatest Hits - One Night Only [Sound & Vision] | Mercury UMC 1620 | Album CD | 03/10/2008 | |
5:42 | Kerst Top 100 | EMI 9476402 | Compilatie CD | 26/11/2010 | |
5:43 | Die ultimative Chart Show - Die erfolgreichsten Song Girls aller Zeiten | Polystar 06007 5333709 | Compilatie CD | 08/04/2011 | |
3:53 | Testament van de Eighties | USM 533 349-2 | Compilatie CD | 11/11/2011 | |
5:37 | Joe FM - Het beste uit de 80ies Top 800 | Universal 5341312 | Compilatie CD | 30/11/2012 | |
5:42 | The Very Best Of Elton John [Back To Black] | Rocket / Mercury 00600753511329 | Album LP | 14/07/2014 | |
5:43 | Formel Eins - 60 Nr. 1 Hits Vol. 2 | Sony 88843 08487 2 | Compilatie CD | 10/10/2014 | |
5:44 | Diamonds [Limited Edition Collector's Box] | Rocket / Virgin EMI 00602557681901 | Album CD | 10/11/2017 | |
5:45 | Diamonds | Rocket / Virgin EMI 00602557681871 | Album CD | 10/11/2017 | |
5:45 | Diamonds | Rocket / Virgin EMI 00602557681949 | Album LP | 10/11/2017 | |
5:44 | Diamonds [Deluxe Edition] | Rocket / Virgin EMI 7754089 | Album CD | 17/05/2019 | |
5:42 | Joe Top 2000 Volume 12 | Universal 539.247-8 | Compilatie CD | 18/09/2020 | |
4:52 | Now Yearbook '85 | Now CDYBNOW85 | Compilatie CD | 04/11/2022 | |
4:51 | Feelings (11) - Die schönsten Pop-Balladen der 70er & 80er Jahre | S*R 77 621 1 | Compilatie CD | ||
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Singles - Dutch Charts | Titel | Binnenkomst | Piek | Weken |
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Border Song | 26/12/1970 | 25 | 3 |
Your Song | 20/02/1971 | 4 | 5 |
Crocodile Rock | 02/12/1972 | 11 | 8 |
Daniel | 10/02/1973 | 15 | 6 |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 08/12/1973 | 23 | 3 |
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | 27/07/1974 | 30 | 2 |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & Kiki Dee) | 31/07/1976 | 3 | 9 |
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | 11/12/1976 | 14 | 6 |
Song For Guy | 13/01/1979 | 11 | 9 |
Return To Paradise | 17/03/1979 | 49 | 1 |
Les aveux (Elton John et France Gall) | 28/03/1981 | 46 | 1 |
Nobody Wins | 06/06/1981 | 36 | 9 |
Blue Eyes | 10/04/1982 | 19 | 8 |
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | 04/06/1983 | 48 | 1 |
I'm Still Standing | 09/07/1983 | 16 | 7 |
Nikita | 02/11/1985 | 1 | 22 |
That's What Friends Are For (Dionne & Friends) | 16/11/1985 | 13 | 7 |
Cry To Heaven | 08/03/1986 | 13 | 9 |
Healing Hands | 23/09/1989 | 60 | 5 |
Sacrifice | 20/01/1990 | 3 | 17 |
Club At The End Of The Street | 26/05/1990 | 28 | 9 |
Blue Avenue | 11/08/1990 | 50 | 6 |
You Gotta Love Someone | 03/11/1990 | 26 | 12 |
Easier To Walk Away | 02/02/1991 | 71 | 4 |
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (George Michael / Elton John) | 30/11/1991 | 1 | 21 |
The One | 06/06/1992 | 14 | 11 |
Runaway Train (Elton John & Eric Clapton) | 08/08/1992 | 28 | 8 |
The Last Song | 14/11/1992 | 38 | 6 |
True Love (Elton John & Kiki Dee) | 20/11/1993 | 12 | 7 |
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John & RuPaul) | 19/03/1994 | 34 | 4 |
Can You Feel The Love Tonight | 06/08/1994 | 14 | 15 |
Circle Of Life | 26/11/1994 | 7 | 15 |
Believe | 18/03/1995 | 47 | 3 |
Live Like Horses (Elton John & Luciano Pavarotti) | 04/01/1997 | 74 | 8 |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight | 13/09/1997 | 94 | 1 |
Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997 | 20/09/1997 | 1 | 28 |
Written In The Stars (Elton John & LeAnn Rimes) | 13/03/1999 | 95 | 3 |
I Want Love | 22/09/2001 | 31 | 8 |
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore | 16/02/2002 | 83 | 6 |
Your Song (Elton John & Alessandro Safina) | 27/07/2002 | 88 | 2 |
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (Blue feat. Elton John) | 18/01/2003 | 1 | 24 |
Step Into Christmas | 02/01/2021 | 74 | 3 |
Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa) | 21/08/2021 | 8 | 107 |
Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) | 11/12/2021 | 11 | 9 |
Hold Me Closer (Britney Spears / Elton John) | 03/09/2022 | 33 | 17 |
Albums - Dutch Charts | Titel | Binnenkomst | Piek | Weken |
Tumbleweed Connection | 30/01/1971 | 4 | 11 |
Elton John | 06/03/1971 | 2 | 10 |
Friends (Soundtrack / Elton John) | 15/05/1971 | 6 | 5 |
Honky Château | 24/06/1972 | 9 | 2 |
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player | 17/02/1973 | 2 | 11 |
Greatest Hits | 01/02/1975 | 16 | 5 |
Blue Moves | 13/11/1976 | 7 | 11 |
A Single Man | 25/11/1978 | 16 | 15 |
21 At 33 | 07/06/1980 | 41 | 2 |
Alle hits | 22/11/1980 | 17 | 10 |
The Fox | 20/06/1981 | 20 | 8 |
Jump Up! | 08/05/1982 | 26 | 3 |
Too Low For Zero | 04/06/1983 | 28 | 10 |
Breaking Hearts | 21/07/1984 | 41 | 2 |
Ice On Fire | 23/11/1985 | 6 | 32 |
Leather Jackets | 08/11/1986 | 34 | 3 |
Live In Australia (Elton John with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) | 25/07/1987 | 43 | 2 |
Sleeping With The Past | 23/09/1989 | 5 | 38 |
The Very Best Of Elton John | 17/11/1990 | 5 | 50 |
The One | 27/06/1992 | 14 | 15 |
Duets | 04/12/1993 | 32 | 9 |
Made In England | 01/04/1995 | 11 | 11 |
Love Songs | 25/11/1995 | 3 | 52 |
The Big Picture | 11/10/1997 | 8 | 6 |
One Night Only - The Greatest Hits | 02/12/2000 | 50 | 15 |
Songs From The West Coast | 13/10/2001 | 13 | 6 |
Greatest Hits 1970-2002 | 14/12/2002 | 14 | 25 |
Peachtree Road | 13/11/2004 | 97 | 1 |
The Captain & The Kid | 23/09/2006 | 43 | 5 |
Rocket Man - The Definitive Hits | 14/04/2007 | 62 | 7 |
The Union (Elton John / Leon Russell) | 30/10/2010 | 60 | 3 |
The Diving Board | 21/09/2013 | 22 | 3 |
Wonderful Crazy Night | 13/02/2016 | 43 | 1 |
Diamonds | 15/06/2019 | 88 | 1 |
The Lockdown Sessions | 30/10/2021 | 19 | 8 |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 01/01/2022 | 74 | 2 |
DVD Music - Dutch Charts | Titel | Binnenkomst | Piek | Weken |
The Million Dollar Piano [DVD] | 05/07/2014 | 16 | 2 |
The Video-clip made this song a superhit in Europe. | |
I'm a Elton John fan but I never loved this song and some album of early 80s, I advice to buy his firsts records by early 70s, much bettere than this type of song, also some album more centes are better than this 80s period | |
Einer seinem grösste Hits in Holland !!! Dieser Super # 1 Platte aus Ende Oktober stand 19 Wochen !!! lang in die Holländische Top 40 von 1985 & 1986 !!! Bestimmt 6 Sterrn wert !!! | |
Schön! | |
Do you ever dream of me? ^^ | |
For Who's has voted high this song, please buy his album from 1970 to 1978, that was another level of music. | |
Laatst gewijzigd: 25/06/2022 15:16 | |
Als Elton John liefhebber is dit nummer natuurlijk fantastisch. Die kenmerkende warme stem van John is wederom subliem. Hulde! | |
één van de grootste sterren ooit , maar dit was echt een poging om in de UK een hit te scoren .Wel leuk met Nik Kershaw en George Michael op backings | |
16th UK top ten. 13 weeks in the UK top 100. 5 weeks UK top 10. UK#3. 6 weeks Irish top 10. Ireland#1 (1 week). 7 weeks Icelandic top 10. Iceland#1 (2 weeks). Portugal#1 (15 weeks). Denmark#8. Poland#18. Italy#19. European Hot 100#1 (3 weeks). Zimbabwe#1 (3 weeks). South Africa#1 (4 weeks). Israel#2. 4 weeks US top 10. US#7. 16 weeks top 10. World Chart#4. World Chart Year End (1986): #9. 388,000 copies sold in the UK. Laatst gewijzigd: 12/01/2019 17:34 | |
Aardige song maar 1 ster extra voor de cliip. Muzikaal niet zijn beste werk | |
Destijds was het zo vervelend om deze week na week elke keer te zien voorbijkomen bij TROS Popformule, AVRO's Toppop en VERONICA's Countdown omdat ie zo lang op nr 1 stond. Geen slecht nummer, maar een beetje te vaak gehoord | |
Wat langdradig nummer van Elton John uit het jaar 1985. Ook in Vlaanderen destijds een dikke hit. | |
Best een oke nummer | |
Laatst gewijzigd: 24/09/2018 00:12 | |
Een prachtige plaat van Elton John uit 1984. De naam Nikita was voor deze hit nog nooit aan een Nederlands kind gegeven. 6 sterren. | |
6/6 | |
was destijds al soft maar wel werelds 6+ | |
Gaat wel, iets te saai. veel minder dan het meeste van zijn jaren 70 werk. | |
6 stars | |
Good song. | |
mooie song | |
Laatst gewijzigd: 29/04/2017 18:15 | |
zijkplaat van de bovenste plank | |
Zeer sterk nummer. | |
Met de videoclip erbij een mooi compleet plaatje | |
Een toepasselijk plaatje in die lange, koude winter van 1985/1986. Eén van de mooiste liedjes die hij heeft gemaakt. | |
Schöner Song über eine unerreichbare Liebe zu einem DDR-Grenzsoldaten. Basiert glaub ich auf einer wahren Geschichte... Das Video ist allerdings furchtbar ;) | |
Der Song ist weder wirklich nervig, noch ein echter Ohrwurm. George Michael singt im Refrain mit, zudem ist noch Nik Kershaw an der Gitarre zu hören. Anfang der 90er Jahre hat er mit beiden noch einmal zusammen gearbeitet, mit Kershaw kam der Song "Old Friends" raus, mit George Michael war es eine Neuaufnahme von "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". Und witzigerweise hat Kershaw einen Song namens "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down Me" veröffentlich - das war 1983, also in der Mitte zwischen der Original- und der Coverversion von Elton Johns Song ähnlichen Namens - wo es wie in "Nikita" zudem ebenfalls um den kalten Krieg gegangen war. | |
Is en blijft een prachtige song. Elton John die als homoseksueel de schoonheid van Nikita bezingt. Dan moet het wel een mooie vrouw zijn (geweest). | |
Prima popplaat die wekenlang terecht op nummer 1 stond. | |
let op: geruchten gaan dat Nikita een man is waarover hij zingt. Nikita is het oosten van Europa een jongensnaam. Een zeer bekende Nikita, is Nikita Khrushchev. De videoclip met de Britse actrice Anya Mayor zou als bedoeling hebben dat te verbloemen en aandacht te trekken, wat ook lukte want daardoor kwam "Moscow Nights" tot stand. | |
i'LL never forget |