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Venus as a Boy
Björk
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- Album
- Debut
- Released
- 1993
- Genres
- art pop, trip hop
- Length
- 4:43
- Tempo
- 136 BPM
- Label
- 143/Atlantic Entertainment
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About this song
One of the most popular songs from the album Debut, "Venus as a Boy" was released as the album's second single in August 1993. It was one of the last additions to the album and features strings recorded in Bombay, reflecting Björk's interest in Indian culture at the time. Björk has said she wrote it in her living room in Iceland and sang it into a dictaphone, and a broken bottle sound found by accident during sound experiments ended up in the track.
What it's about
The lyrics celebrate a boy who saw everything from a beauty point of view. Björk has been protective about who the song is about, but it was inspired by her then boyfriend Dom T.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 6 other songs, like “TORN by Mumph”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Venus as a Boy by Ela Minus”.
- Written by Björk.
- Produced by Nellee Hooper.
- Recorded at Olympic Studios and Beats Recording Studio.