Venus (album version)
~ Recording by Bananarama
Annotation
Album version is 3:50.
3:42 or shorter tracks should be single version,
Annotation last modified on 2026-02-04 14:32 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | P33L-20014 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| Metronome (Swedish label, active internationally) | 828 013‐2 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 828013-2 |
| 2.5 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Now That’s What I Call Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 7 |
| 2.5 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Now That’s What I Call Music 7 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TCNOW7 |
| 2.12 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | ¡Boom! 2: El disco de los éxitos | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 166 2612253, 166 2612263 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | L25P 1234 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 422 828 013-1 R1 |
| 1.13 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | NRJ “Le Coffret” | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Flarenasch | 724 686 |
| 1.1 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | The Greatest Hits Collection | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | KRAMC 5 |
| 2.14 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Entertainment Weekly Presents Rock Archives: 60's, 70's, 80's (Volume 2) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | CD2L573731, CD2L573732 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | P33L‐20014, POCD‐1808 |
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Hits of the World 1986/1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | 845 501-2 |
| 1.8 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | De Pre Historie 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 262.686 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | The Rock Collection: Rock Giants | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 527/22 |
| 3.2 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Great Original Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | The 80’s Collection: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/05 |
| 1.17 | Venus | 3:53 | Bananarama | The Rock Collection: 18 Rock Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 527/33 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | Billboard Top Hits: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71641 |
| 1.13 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | Sounds of the Eighties: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2730, R988-04 |
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | The Best of Best | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | 828158-2+040 |
| 2.4 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Totally 80s 1+2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Insight (Polygram sublabel) | 525 350-2 |
| 1.12 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Very Best of the 80s, Volume 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 525 044-2 |
| 1.8 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | Only Dance 1985-1989 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| JCI | JCD-3150 |
| 1.8 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Funkytown Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sounds Direct | A102/9031 79515 2 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| Razor & Tie | RE 2063 |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Divas of Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | Modern Rock 1986: Hang the DJ | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 72500 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | No.1 Hits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polymedia Special Projects, Star Pool (German compilations) | 007 609-2, 007 610-2, 007 611-2, 58880 |
| 1.12 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | The Originals: Superhits of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 525044-2(13) |
| 1.16 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Rock ’n Roll Relix: 1986–1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Eclipse Music Group (imprint of Eclipse Music Group, Inc.), EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets | 64620-2, 72438-19755-2-7 |
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Rock She Said | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hip‐O Records | HIPD-40075 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Runway Hits: Music from the Catwalk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75343 |
| 1.10 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Intimate Portrait: Women in Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75811 |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:45 | Bananarama | Party Zone 2000 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (international budget record label) | 4255-2 |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Instant Party: Irresistible ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 7.1 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Like, Omigod! The ’80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 78239 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | The Essentials | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | R2 76045 |
| 1.5 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | TM Century: GoldDisc 126 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TM Century | 126 |
| 1.14 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 100 Hits One Way Ticket | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RMG Records | RMG 1400 MP3 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | The 80’s Collection: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 544/05 |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | The Best of '80s Pop Let's Dance | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, a division of Rhino Entertainment Company) | R2 78169 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Shake It, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Avon Cosmetics | ZEBAVSI01 |
| 1.11 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Ultimate 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Entertainment | MUS2 51251 |
| 1.7 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Superstars of the 80s (The Time Life Collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | M19200 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Absolute 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD440 |
| 5.18 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | Top 100 Hits 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Coqueiro Verde | |
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Venus | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | True Confessions (remastered) | Bananarama | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5144-20082-2 |
| 2.1 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | The Works | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5144-25279-2 |
| 4.1 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | 100 Tubes 80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 5051442848724 |
| 2.3 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | O melhor dos anos 80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Farol Música | |
| 2.8 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Music for Cruizin’: Goin’ Places | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697562942 |
| 3.4 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | 100 Essential Tracks: 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697607442 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Smash Hits 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5186-52143-2 |
| 2.10 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Vox Pops Presents 1980s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sight & Sound (Warner DVD & CD combinations) | |
| 1.10 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Vox Pops Presents 1980s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sight & Sound (Warner DVD & CD combinations) | |
| 2.3 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | 100 Hits: Mum | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | DMG 100 050 |
| 2.9 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Richard Wilkins Presents 39 #1 Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697616182 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:45 | Bananarama | 3/60: The Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIM 360 003 |
| 1.7 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 30 Years of Bananarama | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 2564657996 |
| 1.3 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Take On Me: 80s: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) | |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 80s: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 5310547135 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions | Bananarama | Album |
| Edsel Records, Rhino (reissue label) | EDSG 8031 |
| 1.26 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | Party Time! 50 Classic Party Tracks | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:45 | Bananarama | 100% grandi successi senza tempo | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.13 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Marc Toesca présente Hits 80 : Salut les p’tits clous ! (2014 white version) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 3298512 |
| 2.8 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | Party: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 825646213856 |
| 2.6 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 80 Hits of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0825646012350 |
| 1.2 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Smash Hits Years: 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.15 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 80 Hits of the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | |
| 1.8 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | The Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | Simply Party Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Union Square Music, BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present), Rhino (reissue label) | SIMPLYD111 |
| 1.36 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 80s Gold | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Telamo, Warner Music Germany | ||
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Smash Hits: The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label) | ||
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | The Greatest Hits Collection (collector edition) | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Because Music (French label) | |
| 1.3 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | 80s Classics: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.5 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | Smash Hits: The 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0190295804176 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | True Confessions (collector’s edition) | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | LMS5521209 |
| 1.11 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | 80s Car Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DMG TV | DMGTV075 |
| 1.12 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | Live in Stereo | Bananarama | Album + Live |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | SYNK5CD |
| 1.12 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | Live in Stereo | Bananarama | Album + Live |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records), BFD | BFD199 |
| 1.6 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | True Confessions (collector’s edition) | Bananarama | Album |
| London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) | |
| 7.6 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Time Life Loves the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.5 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | Smash Hits: The 80s (ltd., red) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.11 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Platinum 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum (UK label) | 5392956 |
| 1.3 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Venus (Boys Noize rework) | Bananarama & Boys Noize | Single + Remix |
| Because London Records | |
| 2.15 | Venus | 3:52 | Bananarama | Now That’s What I Call 80s Dancefloor: HI‐NRG and Pop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 0196588270611, LPDF01 |
| 1.4 | Venus | 3:49 | Bananarama | Glorious: The Ultimate Collection | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Because London Records | |
| 2.2 | Venus | ?:?? | Bananarama | Now That’s What I Call 40 Years: Volume 1 1983–1993 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 2.14 | Venus | 3:51 | Bananarama | Rock Archives | Entertainment | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Venus | 3:48 | Bananarama | The Best of … BBL | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, BBL (A Belgian Bank (“Bank Brussel Lambert”) that existed between 1975 and 2003 and released CDs as promotion) | 515-810-2 |
| 1.1 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Venus Priceless Collection | Bananarama | Album + Compilation |
| Collectables (US reissue label) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.18 | Venus | 3:50 | Bananarama | Superstars Of The 80's, - Things Can Only Get Better | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | 20163-2, BMG98075 |
Relationships
| producer: | Stock Aitken Waterman |
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| drums (drum set): | Linn 9000 (Linn 9000) |
| vocals: | Bananarama |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1986) London Records Ltd (London Records Ltd., not release label) (in 2023) |
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| DJ-mixes: | The Greatest Hits Megamix (order: 2) |
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| has remixes: | Venus (Boys Noize rework edit) by Bananarama & Boys Noize Venus (Boys Noize rework, instrumental) Venus (Boys Noize rework) |
| mash-ups: | Bananarammstein (Rammstein vs. Bananarama) by DJ Schmolli |
| music videos: | Venus |
| part of: | RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2) (order: 2) New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 73) (order: 74) |
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| purchase for download: | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1699700391 [info] https://www.beatport.com/track/venus/18037057 [info] |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/3ioNtYq2f9CJB8qcPxZSpK [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/2386072555 [info] |
| streaming page: | https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1699700391 [info] https://tidal.com/track/307531927 [info] |
| recording of: | Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) (cover) Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) |
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Related works
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus))
| lyricist and composer: | Robbie van Leeuwen |
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| publisher: | ATV Music Ltd. Dayglow Music (publisher) The International Music Network |
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| referred to in medleys: | Stars on 45 (Beatles Medley 7″ Mix) (order: 2) Medley (Stars on 45) (order: 5) Stars on 45 (12″ single) (order: 5) Polka Party! (order: 8) |
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| later parody versions: | Jesus (Sermon on the Mount) |
| later translated parody versions: | Minus |
| later translated versions: | Kolos Srey Chaom (Love God) Veenus Venus (Finnish) Venus ヴィーナス (Hitoshi Shinohara translation) ヴィーナス (Hiromi Mori translation) ヴィーナス (Yuuji Konno translation) |
| is based on: | The Banjo Song |
| is the basis for: | Не забывай |
| music quoted in: | Невеста Серёжина («Павлин уронил перо и девушка охнула…») |
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