Back فينوس (أغنية شوكنج بلو) Arabic Venus (Shocking-Blue-Lied) German Venus (canción de Shocking Blue) Spanish Venus (Shocking Blue laul) Estonian ونوس (ترانه) Persian Venus (Shocking Bluen kappale) Finnish Venus (chanson) French Venus (שיר של Shocking Blue) HE Venus (dal) Hungarian Venus Armenian
| "Venus" | ||||
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Shocking_blue_venus_Dutch_vinyl.png) One of artworks for the original Dutch single | ||||
| Single by Shocking Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Hot Sand" | |||
| Released | 14 July 1969 | |||
| Studio | Soundpush (Blaricum, Netherlands) | |||
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| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Pink Elephant | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robbie van Leeuwen[5] | |||
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| "Venus" on YouTube | ||||
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| "Venus" on YouTube | ||||
"Venus" is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the song topped the charts in nine countries.[6]
The song has been covered dozens of times by many artists. In 1986, English girl group Bananarama covered "Venus" for their third studio album, True Confessions, with the single reaching number one in six countries. The composition has been featured in numerous films, television shows, and commercials.
- ^ Venus/Dancing on a Saturday Night/Beautiful Sunday (liner notes). Shocking Blue/Barry Blue/Daniel Boone. Old Gold. 1989. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Molanphy, Chris (March 15, 2024). "Gotcha Covered Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Casalena, Em (November 1, 2024). "4 Hidden Gems From the World of One-Hit Rock Wonders". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection (1988) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ^ "VENUS". GEMA – Members — Online Database – Musical Works. GEMA. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Grein, Paul (6 September 1986). "Chart Beat". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 36. p. 6. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.