Venus ( Shocking Blue song ) - wikipedia Venus ( Shocking Blue song ) `` Venus '' One of cover arts for Dutch releases Single by Shocking Blue from the album At Home B - side `` Hot Sand '' Released 2 October 1969 Format 7 '' vinyl Genre Folk rock, psychedelic rock Length 3 : 06 Label Pink Elephant, Metronome, Colossus, Poplandia, Joker, Yugoton, Minos Songwriter ( s ) Robbie van Leeuwen Producer ( s ) Robbie van Leeuwen, Jerry Ross Shocking Blue singles chronology `` Lucy Brown Is Back in Town '' ( 1968 ) `` Venus '' ( 1969 ) `` Mighty Joe '' ( 1969 ) `` Lucy Brown Is Back in Town '' ( 1968 ) `` Venus '' ( 1969 ) `` Mighty Joe '' ( 1969 ) Audio sample file help `` Venus '' is a 1969 song written by Robbie van Leeuwen. In 1970, the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue took the song to number one in nine countries. In 1981 it was sampled as part of the Stars on 45 medley. In 1986, the British female pop group Bananarama returned the song to number one in seven countries. The composition has been featured in numerous films, television shows and commercials, and covered dozens of times by artists around the world. Contents 1 Shocking Blue version 1.1 Background 1.2 Chart performance 2 Bananarama version 2.1 Background 2.2 Music video 2.3 Track listings 2.4 Personnel 2.5 Chart performance 3 References 4 External links Shocking Blue version Shocking Blue in 1970 Background Released in late 1969 as a single from the group 's third album Scorpio 's Dance ( later also on reissues of the second album At Home ), Shocking Blue 's single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 7 February 1970. RIAA certification came on 28 January 1970 for selling over one million copies in the US, garnering a gold record. Worldwide, the single sold over 7.5 million copies. The song 's lead vocals are performed by Mariska Veres. The song 's music and lyrics were written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the band 's guitarist, sitarist and background vocalist, who also produced along with record producer Jerry Ross. Van Leeuwen originally miswrote the line ``... the goddess on the mountain top... '' as ``... the godness on the mountain top... '', so Veres sang it this way on the hit recording of the song. This was corrected in later versions. The Hohner electric piano on the single was played by Cees Schrama. Van Leeuwen was inspired by `` The Banjo Song '', a composition by Tim Rose that set Stephen Foster 's lyrics to `` Oh ! Susanna '' to a completely new melody. `` Venus '' was remixed and re-released by dance producers The BHF ( Bisiach Hornbostel Ferrucci ) Team in May 1990, scoring the group a Top 10 hit in the UK and Australia 21 years after the release of the original. The remix featured a hip house rhythm and samples. An instrumental version was also released independently under the producer 's alias `` Don Pablo 's Animals ''. The instrumental version ( credited only to Don Pablos Animals -- without referencing Shocking Blue ) became the highest charting version of the song. The single began with a sample from James Brown 's 1988 hit `` The Payback Mix ( Part One ) ''. This release of `` Venus '' peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and number 8 in Australia in 1990. Chart performance Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austrian singles chart Belgium singles chart Canadian singles chart Finnish singles chart 8 French singles chart German singles chart Irish singles chart 10 Italy singles chart Japan Oricon Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 Single Chart Swiss singles chart Spanish singles chart UK Singles Chart 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Bananarama version `` Venus '' Single by Bananarama from the album True Confessions B - side `` White Train '' Released 19 May 1986 Format 7 '' 12 '' Recorded December 1985 Genre Dance - pop, Pop rock Length 3 : 50 Label London Songwriter ( s ) Robbie van Leeuwen Producer ( s ) Stock Aitken Waterman Bananarama singles chronology `` Do Not Disturb '' ( 1985 ) `` Venus '' ( 1986 ) `` More Than Physical '' ( 1986 ) `` Do Not Disturb '' ( 1985 ) `` Venus '' ( 1986 ) `` More Than Physical '' ( 1986 ) Audio sample file help Background `` Venus '' had been a part of Bananarama 's repertoire for several years before they actually recorded it. The groups three members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward, had the idea of turning the song into a dance music tune, but they were met with resistance from their producers at the time, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain. Bananarama brought the idea to the production trio of Stock Aitken Waterman, and it became Bananarama 's first collaboration with them. Dallin, Fahey, and Woodward had nearly completed recording their third album, titled True Confessions, with Jolley and Swain. Stock, Aitken and Waterman also resisted the idea because they believed that `` Venus '' would not make a good dance record. After persistence by the women, SAW relented, and the result was a worldwide smash. Bananarama 's `` Venus '' went to number one in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Mexico, and South Africa. It hit number two in Germany and Hong Kong and was a top ten success in Italy, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and their native UK ( number 8 on UK Singles Chart ). It also went to number one for two weeks on the US Dance chart. The collaboration on `` Venus '' led Bananarama and SAW to work together on the group 's follow - up album Wow ! the following year. A new mix of the track appeared as b - side to the 1989 limited release `` Megarama ' 89 '' in Germany and France. Bananarama has since re-recorded the track for their 2001 album Exotica and it was later remixed by Marc Almond, with re-recorded vocals, and included on their 2005 album Drama. Music video The music video, directed by Peter Care, with choreography by Bruno Tonioli, received extensive play on MTV and video channels across the world, and presented Bananarama in various costumes, including a she - devil, a French temptress, a vampiress, and several Greek goddesses. In one sequence of the video, The Birth of Venus, the painting by Sandro Botticelli is adapted as a tableau vivant. The video marked a pivotal shift towards a more glamorous and sexual image for the girls that contrasted with the tomboyish style of their earlier work. Track listings UK / USA / Canada 7 '' vinyl single UK : London Records NANA 10 / USA : London Records 886 - 056 - 7 / Canada : London Records LDS 227 / Australia : Liberation Records LS 1789 `` Venus '' 3 : 30 `` White Train '' 3 : 50 S. Dallin / S. Fahey / K. Woodward / P. Bishop / P. Seymour + some copies released in picture disc format NANPD 10 UK / Australia 12 '' vinyl single UK : London Records NANX 10 / Canada : Liberation Records LMD 474 `` Venus '' ( Extended version ) 7 : 23 `` Venus '' ( Dub ) 8 : 15 `` White Train '' 3 : 50 2nd UK 12 '' vinyl single London Records NANXR 10 `` Venus '' ( The Hellfire Mix ) 9 : 20 # : Remixed by Ian Levine `` Venus '' ( Hellfire Dub ) 6 : 55 `` White Train '' 3 : 50 3rd UK 12 '' vinyl single London Records NAXRR 10 `` Venus '' ( The Fire And Brimstone Mix ) 6 : 35 # : Remixed by Stock, Aitken & Waterman `` Venus '' ( Hellfire Dub ) 6 : 55 `` White Train '' 3 : 50 USA 12 '' vinyl maxi - single London Records 886 088 - 1 `` Venus '' ( The Hellfire Mix ) 9 : 20 `` Venus '' ( The Fire & Brimstone mix ) 6 : 55 `` Venus '' ( Extended version ) 7 : 23 `` Venus '' ( Dub ) 8 : 25 CD video single `` Venus '' ( Extended version ) 7 : 23 `` True Confessions '' ( Edit ) 4 : 09 `` A Trick of the Night '' ( Edit ) 4 : 07 `` More Than Physical '' ( UK Single version ) 3 : 40 Other versions `` Venus '' ( The Greatest Remix Edit ) 3 : 40 Found on the 1989 UK CD single `` Cruel Summer ' 89 '', Remixed by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow `` Venus '' ( The Greatest Remix ) 7 : 43 Found on the 1989 German CD single `` Megarama ' 89 '', Remixed by Phil Harding and Ian Curnow `` Venus '' ( 2001 version ) Found on the album Exotica `` Venus '' ( Marc Almond 's Hi - NRG Showgirls mix ) 6 : 02 Found on the 2005 album Drama, Remixed by Marc Almond `` Venus '' ( From Soundtrack Sugar & Spice : Stuck in the 80 's ) Personnel Sara Dallin -- Vocals Siobhan Fahey -- Vocals Keren Woodward -- Vocals Additional personnel Andrew Biscomb -- Sleeve design Peter Barrett -- Sleeve design Chart performance Chart ( 1986 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austrian singles chart 7 Belgian singles chart Canadian singles chart Denmark singles chart 14 Dutch singles chart Finland singles chart French singles chart German singles chart Irish singles chart 12 Italian singles chart Japan singles chart 43 New Zealand singles chart Norway singles chart South African singles chart Spanish singles chart 7 Swedish singles chart 9 Swiss singles chart UK Singles Chart 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Hot Dance Club Play References Jump up ^ `` VENUS ''. GEMA -- Members -- Online Database -- Musical Works. GEMA. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Jump up ^ Billboard Vol. 84, No. 49. Nielsen Business Media. 1972 - 12 - 02. p. 40. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 164. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( Illustrated ed. ). Sydney : Australian Chart Book. p. 273. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 496. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Hot Dance / Disco : 1974 - 2003. Record Research. p. 28. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( Illustrated ed. ). Sydney : Australian Chart Book. p. 25. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 41. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Jingle Jangle '' by The Archies Canadian RPM number one single ( Shocking Blue version ) January 31, 1970 - February 7, 1970 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Without Love '' by Tom Jones Preceded by `` I Want You Back '' by The Jackson 5 Billboard Hot 100 number one single ( Shocking Blue version ) February 7, 1970 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin ) '' / `` Everybody Is a Star '' by Sly & the Family Stone Preceded by `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' by Johnny Farnham Australia ARIA Singles Chart number one single ( Shocking Blue version ) March 9, 1970 -- March 16, 1970 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Whole Lotta Love '' by Led Zeppelin Preceded by `` Nature '' by The Fourmyula New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number one single ( Shocking Blue version ) March 20, 1970 -- March 27, 1970 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Love Grows ( Where My Rosemary Goes ) '' by Edison Lighthouse Preceded by `` Higher Love '' by Steve Winwood Billboard Hot 100 number - one single ( Bananarama version ) September 6, 1986 ( 1 week ) Succeeded by `` Take My Breath Away '' by Berlin Preceded by `` Rumors '' / `` Vicious Rumors '' by Timex Social Club Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single ( Bananarama version ) August 9, 1986 -- August 16, 1986 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Ai n't Nothin ' Goin ' on But the Rent '' by Gwen Guthrie Preceded by `` I Wanna Be a Cowboy '' by Boys Do n't Cry New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number one single ( Bananarama version ) September 12, 1986 -- September 26, 1986 ( 4 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Slice of Heaven '' by Dave Dobbyn Preceded by `` Touch Me ( I Want Your Body ) '' by Samantha Fox Australia ARIA Singles Chart number one single ( Bananarama version ) September 15, 1986 -- October 27, 1986 ( 7 weeks ) Succeeded by `` You 're the Voice '' John Farnham Shocking Blue Mariska Veres Robbie van Leeuwen Cor van der Beek Klaasje van der Wal Fred de Wilde Henk Smitskamp Albums Shocking Blue At Home Scorpio 's Dance Third Album Inkpot Atilla Good Times Notable Songs `` Venus '' `` Love Buzz '' See also Nederbeat Nederpop Bananarama Sara Dallin Keren Woodward Siobhan Fahey Jacquie O'Sullivan Studio albums Deep Sea Skiving Bananarama True Confessions Wow ! 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Question: who sang the song i'm your venus
Answer: the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue