Nikita (song)

"Nikita" is a 1985 song by Elton John and is taken from his 19th studio album Ice on Fire. It topped the single charts in Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland and Zimbabwe. It went to the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

"Nikita"
Single by Elton John
from the album Ice on Fire
B-side	"The Man Who Never Died" "Restless"
Released	4 October 1985 (1985-10-04)
Recorded	January 1985
Genre	Soft rock new wave
Length	5:44 (album version) 4:43 (UK single version) 4:54 (single version)
Label	Rocket
Songwriter(s)	Elton John Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Nikita" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985)
Music video
"Nikita" on YouTube

The song is about a British man (Elton John), who is in love with a border guard named Nikita from the German Democratic Republic, who patrols the Berlin Wall. He cannot meet her, because he is not allowed to enter the country (the story takes place during the Cold War). The female border guard was played by the British actress Anya Major and the male border guard was played by the German actor Andreas Wisniewski. The music video for the song was directed by Ken Russell.