Venus as a Boy
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| "Venus as a Boy" | ||
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| Single by Björk | ||
| from the album Debut | ||
| B-side(s) | "Stígðu Mig", "I Remember You" | |
| Released | August 1993 | |
| Format | CD, 12" vinyl, 7" | |
| Genre | Pop, indie, electronica | |
| Length | 4:42 | |
| Label | One Little Indian | |
| Writer(s) | Björk | |
| Producer(s) | Nellee Hooper | |
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| Björk singles chronology | ||
| "Human Behaviour" (1993) |
"Venus as a Boy" (1993) |
"Play Dead" (1993) |
"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1993 album Debut. The song is based around beer bottle-like percussion sounds and strings, while Björk sings about a pair of devoted lovers and their sexual arousal of each other.
The B-sides were "Stígðu Mig", a song originally recorded by The Elgar Sisters; a group formed in the early eighties by guitarist Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson and Björk, and "I Remember You", a cover of the classic love song. "Venus as a Boy" reached #29 in the UK.
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[edit] Video
In the song's music video, directed by Sophie Muller, Björk is fondling and cooking eggs in a kitchen.
[edit] In the media
The movie Léon features the song in a wordless series of scenes between the two main characters.
[edit] UK single track listing
[edit] CD 1
Length: 17:21
| Track | Title | Length | Lyrics | Audio clips |
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| 01 | Venus as a Boy (Edit) | 04:07 | link | - |
| 02 | Venus as a Boy (Mikaell Riley Mix) | 04:50 | link | - |
| 03 | There's More to Life Than This (Non-Toilet) | 03:48 | link | - |
| 04 | Violently Happy (Domestic Mix) | 05:16 | link | - |
[edit] CD 2
Length: 14:17
| Track | Title | Length | Lyrics | Audio clips |
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| 01 | Venus as a Boy (7" Dream Mix) | 04:02 | link | - |
| 02 | Stígðu Mig | 01:53 | link | sample |
| 03 | Anchor Song (Black Dog Mix) | 04:49 | link | - |
| 04 | I Remember You | 04:13 | link | sample |
[edit] Versions
- 7" Dream Mix (by Mick Hucknall)
- Album Version
- Anglo American Extension (by Mick Hucknall)
- Edit
- Harpsichord Version
- Mykaell Riley Mix
"Venus As A Boy" was also covered by Corinne Bailey Rae in 2006.
[edit] External links
- "Venus as a Boy" at Björk.com
Studio albums: Björk | Debut | Post | Homogenic | Vespertine | Medúlla | Volta
Compilation albums and boxsets: Telegram | Greatest Hits | Family Tree | Army of Me: Remixes and Covers | (____surrounded):
Soundtrack and live albums: Selmasongs | Live Box | Drawing Restraint 9
Collaboration albums: Gling-Gló
Singles: "Human Behaviour" | "Venus as a Boy" | "Play Dead" | "Big Time Sensuality" | "Violently Happy" | "Army of Me" | "Isobel" | "It's Oh So Quiet" | "Hyper-Ballad" | "Possibly Maybe" | "I Miss You" | "Jóga" | "Bachelorette" | "Hunter" | "Alarm Call" | "All Is Full of Love" | "Hidden Place" | "Pagan Poetry" | "Cocoon" | "It's in Our Hands" | "Oceania" | "Who Is It" | "Triumph of a Heart" | "Where Is the Line" | "Earth Intruders"
Bands
Tappi Tíkarrass | KUKL | The Elgar Sisters | The Sugarcubes | Björk Guðmundsdóttir & Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
Films
