Femme Fatale (song)
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| "Femme Fatale" | ||
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| Split single w/ "Sunday Morning" | ||
| Single by The Velvet Underground | ||
| from the album The Velvet Underground and Nico | ||
| Released | 1966 | |
| Recorded | April 25, 1966 Scepter Studios, New York City | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Length | 2:39 | |
| Label | Verve Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lou Reed | |
| Composer(s) | Lou Reed | |
| Producer(s) | Andy Warhol | |
| The Velvet Underground and Nico track listing | ||
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| The Velvet Underground singles chronology | ||
| "All Tomorrow's Parties" / I'll Be Your Mirror (1966) |
"Sunday Morning" / "Femme Fatale" (1966) |
"White Light/White Heat" / "Here She Comes Now" (1968) |
"Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their first album The Velvet Underground and Nico, a collaboration with singer Nico. The song is reported to have been written by Lou Reed about "Warhol superstar" Edie Sedgwick at the request of Andy Warhol (Reed confirms this in his opening monologue of the version on The Bootleg Series Vol. 1, The Quine Tapes). The track was released as a single in December 1966.
[edit] Cover versions
Both Lou Reed and Nico have performed solo versions of the song. In addition, the following artists have recorded it.
| Artist | Year | appears on album |
|---|---|---|
| Geneviève Waïte | 1973 | Romance is on the Rise |
| Big Star | 1978 | Third/Sister Lovers |
| Tracey Thorn | 1982 | A Distant Shore |
| Propaganda | 1984 | A Secret Wish |
| Dramarama | 1985 | Cinéma Vérité |
| R.E.M. | 1987 | Dead Letter Office |
| Tom Tom Club | 1988 | Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom |
| Duran Duran | 1993 | Duran Duran |
| Greg Kihn | 1994 | Mutiny |
| Pansy Division | 1995 | Pile Up |
| Teenage Fanclub | 1997 | Ain't That Enough |
| Ours | 2002 | Precious |
| Angel Corpus Christi | 2003 | Accordion Pop, Vol. 1 |
| Elisa | 2004 | Lotus |
| Hecate's Angels | 2004 | Saints and Scoundrels |
| Owen | 2006 | At Home With Owen |
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