Elton John: Nikita - On Top of The Pops - 1985 (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit)

Elton John: Nikita - On Top of The Pops - 1985 (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit)

"Nikita" is a song by English musician Elton John from his 19th studio album, Ice on Fire (1985). It was released as the album's lead single on October 4, 1985, charting at number three on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven in the United States, and reaching the top 10 worldwide, topping the charts of eight

In the song, John describes his crush on a person called Nikita, an East German border guard patrolling the Berlin Wall whom he cannot meet because he is not allowed into East Germany. Though the name Nikita can refer to women in other languages, it is a male name in Russian. In interviews, John has said that he was aware about Nikita being a male name in Russian.