"Venus as a Boy" is a song by Icelandic musician
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
, released as the second single from her 1993 album, ''
Debut
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* ''The Debu ...
''. The song was written by Björk and was produced by
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper (born Paul Andrew Hooper on 15 March 1963) is a British record producer, remixer and songwriter known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer w ...
, who produced the majority of her debut album. The single was released in August 1993, a month after the release of the album. The song was inspired by a boy who saw everything from a "beauty point of view".
"Venus as a Boy" is an
ambient
Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to:
Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
* Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
* ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby
* ...
and
chill-out
Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally ...
song that features a musical ensemble made up of
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
instruments like
tabla
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s. The song received mixed reviews from critics, who discussed Björk's musical shift. Despite becoming a chart-topping hit in Björk's native Iceland, the song did not chart well internationally apart from entering the
UK Singles Chart
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top 30.
The accompanying music video was directed by the British music video director
Sophie Muller
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director who has directed more than 300 music videos. She won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 ''Diva'' video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's son ...
. The clip shows Björk in a kitchen cooking eggs, and was inspired by the singer's favorite book ''
Story of the Eye
''Story of the Eye'' (french: L'histoire de l'œil) is a 1928 novella written by Georges Bataille that details the increasingly bizarre sexual perversions of a pair of teenage lovers, including an early depiction of omorashi fetishism in Weste ...
''. Björk performed the song on different TV appearances, including ''
Top of the Pops
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'', and sang it during the course of her
Debut Tour
The Debut Tour was the first tour by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk, and it mainly focused on her album ''Debut (Björk album), Debut''. She toured from 1993 to 1994. The tour was released on VHS and DVD as ''Vessel (DVD), Vessel''. A separate ...
.
The song was later chosen by fans to be included in her greatest hits album, ''
Greatest Hits
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'', and also appeared in her ''
Family Tree
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Representations of ...
''
Box Set
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Music
Artists and bands ...
which contained a "greatest hits" disc on which the songs were chosen by Björk. In 2003, ''
Q Magazine
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'' ranked "Venus as a Boy" at number 610 in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".
There have been more than 30 cover versions of "Venus as a Boy" by other artists.
Background and inspiration
The song was written by Björk and was produced by
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper (born Paul Andrew Hooper on 15 March 1963) is a British record producer, remixer and songwriter known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer w ...
. It was one of the last tracks to be recorded for the album.
The song was inspired by a "specific person"
but Björk never revealed who it was. Although, it is supposed that this specific person is Dominic Thrupp (also known as Dom T.) with whom Björk had a relationship at the time of writing.
Moreover, the song talks about a boy who saw everything from a "beauty point of view, and not superficial beauty but the beauty of brushing your teeth and the beauty of waking up in the morning in the right beat and the beauty of having a conversation with a person." as revealed by the singer.
The
B-side
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s were "Stígðu Mig" (''"Step Me"''), a song originally recorded by
The Elgar Sisters The Elgar Sisters was an Icelandic duo formed by singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir and composer Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson in 1984. The Elgar Sisters coexisted with Kukl, another group they were part of.
The origin of the duo’s name dates back ...
; a group formed in the early eighties by guitarist
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson (born 11 December 1954) is an Icelandic musician.
Music career
Early bands
Steinblóm (Stone Flowers) (1969) was his first group. It was a trio formed by Guðlaugur (electric and acoustic guitars), Haraldur Joha ...
and Björk, written by Björk, Guðlaugur and Thór Eldon.
The other B-side is "
I Remember You", a cover of the classic love song written by
Victor Schertzinger
Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include ''Paramount on Parade'' (co-director, 1930 in film, 1930), ''Something to Sing About (1937 fil ...
and
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
, that was recorded together with "
Like Someone in Love
"Like Someone in Love" is a popular song composed in 1944 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was written (along with "Sleigh Ride in July") for the 1944 film, ''Belle of the Yukon'', where it was sung by Dinah Shore. It was a hi ...
", but didn't make the cut as the latter did. In both songs
Corky Hale
Corky Hale (born July 3, 1936) is an American jazz harpist, pianist, flutist, and vocalist. She has been a theater producer, political activist, restaurateur, and the owner of the Corky Hale women's clothing store in Los Angeles, California.
Ear ...
plays the Harp.
Composition
"Venus as a Boy" has been described as an
ambient
Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to:
Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
* Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
* ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby
* ...
and
chill-out
Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally ...
song.
Its sound reflected Björk's newly found interest in
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
, having befriended people of Indian origin in London, most notably
tabla
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player
Talvin Singh
Talvin Singh OBE (born 1970) is an English musician, producer, and composer. A tabla player, he is known for creating an innovative fusion of Indian classical music and drum and bass. Singh is generally considered involved with an electronica ...
, who would later collaborate on the track.
She described the composition of the song in an interview with David Hemingway:
Björk played keyboards in the song: "I don't use samplers much. I will usually gather soundbanks for each album and will then play them in on keyboards. This applies for simpler beats in songs like Venus as a Boy". She is also responsible for the bassline, in an interview where she described her collaboration with
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
she said: "He was a big fan of "Venus as a Boy", the Bollywood strings and I remember him coming up to me at a party and saying he loved the bassline in that song and I felt pretty chuffed because I wrote that!"
Since Björk wanted the album to sound like an Indian soundtrack, many tracks including "One Day", "Come to Me" and the same "Venus as a Boy" features Indian instruments. The strings were recorded by a film studio orchestra in
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
, thanks to Singh.
The track heavily uses a
vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist,' ...
. The song also contains a sample from "Music for Shō" by
Mayumi Miyata
is a Japanese player of the '' shō'', a traditional Japanese mouth organ.
Miyata was born on April 1, 1954, in Tokyo and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music, where she majored in piano. While in school, she began studying '' gagaku ...
(1986).
Critical reception
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The track received mixed reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of
AllMusic
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complimented the song and its lyrics, stating that "the album's romantic moments may be its most striking; "Venus as a Boy" fairly swoons with twinkly vibes and lush strings, and Björk's vocals and lyrics -- "His wicked sense of humor/Suggests exciting sex"—are sweet and just the slightest bit naughty".
Larry Flick
Larry Flick is an American journalist, former dance music columnist, single reviewer, and Senior Talent Editor for ''Billboard'' magazine, where he worked for 14 years. Now he produces and hosts Sirius XM radio shows. Flick started in the music ...
from ''
Billboard
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'' described it as a "
hip-hop-splashed tune—easily the most accessible cut from her adventurous solo debut." Johnny Dee from ''
NME
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'' said the "wonderful" song "creates an Arabic mantra." Gavin Reeve from ''
Smash Hits
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'' called it a "gorgeous and uplifting song". He added, "Just one of the brilliant swirling dance tracks on her album ''Debut'', this is surely the sort of music that God plays on his/her stereo." A less flattering review came from ''
Rolling Stone
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'' reviewer
Tom Graves
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, who discussed the singer's shift from rock to alternative music, commenting that the Indian orchestra in "Come to Me" and "Venus as a Boy" "
smore intrusive than galvanizing". On a similar note, Kate Narburgh of
The Chronicle, citing the "Mellow vibes accent "Venus as a Boy"", hoped that "Björk won't waste her vocal talent on such talentless music".
The song was nominated in the "Song of the Year" category at the inaugural Icelandic Music Awards in 1993.
Music video
Background
The music video was directed by
Sophie Muller
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director who has directed more than 300 music videos. She won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 ''Diva'' video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's son ...
and features Björk in a kitchen, fondling and cooking eggs. The usage of eggs was inspired by the singer's favorite book, ''
Story of the Eye
''Story of the Eye'' (french: L'histoire de l'œil) is a 1928 novella written by Georges Bataille that details the increasingly bizarre sexual perversions of a pair of teenage lovers, including an early depiction of omorashi fetishism in Weste ...
'' by
Georges Bataille
Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (; ; 10 September 1897 – 9 July 1962) was a French philosopher and intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, ...
, a
novella
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which deals with the bizarre sexual perversions of a pair of teenagers. At one point in the book, a girl, Simone, uses boiled eggs for sexual stimulation.
The story of the egg comes as Björk explains:
She gave Muller a copy of ''
Story of the Eye
''Story of the Eye'' (french: L'histoire de l'œil) is a 1928 novella written by Georges Bataille that details the increasingly bizarre sexual perversions of a pair of teenage lovers, including an early depiction of omorashi fetishism in Weste ...
'' a couple of days before they filmed but didn't insist that she read it. Muller didn't have the time. After recording the video and then reading the book, Muller admitted to Björk that "Fried was the wrong egg!"
Much of the cutlery featured in the music video came from Björk's house.
Synopsis
The video opens with Björk, in an orange tee, in a kitchen, seemingly thoughtful. She leans on a table and while she's admiring an egg, she starts to sing. She turns on the fire and starts to fry some butter. As the second verse begins, the butter starts to burn so she takes it under the stream of the sink. She pours some oil in a pan and appears thoughtful again, after which she adds the eggs to the pan.
Various frames of the frying eggs and Björk playing with a spatula are shown; at one point the eggs appears burned, causing Björk's concern, but then they return unspoiled. During the gibberish part of the song, Björk grabs and gently caresses a
bearded dragon
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. While she passes a hand on her forehead to wipe her sweat, she seems to perspire sparkles from her forehead, and then starts to emanate them from all over her body. The video ends as Björk takes her dish and goes away from the kitchen.
Reception
![Björk at Radio City Music Hall 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Bj%C3%B6rk_at_Radio_City_Music_Hall_2.jpg)
The video was praised for its sensuality. Joe Clark, comparing the video with that of "
Big Time Sensuality
"Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk, released as the fourth single from her debut album, '' Debut'' (1993). Written by Björk and staple collaborator Nellee Hooper and produced by Hooper, "Big Time Sensuali ...
", stated that the video offers "bigger-time sensuality ("His wicked sense of humour suggests exciting sex"), though it’s symbolized by the eggs and butter Björk uses to fix herself breakfast".
The "egg portion" of the video was parodied by comedic duo
French and Saunders
''French and Saunders'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comedy duo and namesake Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1987 to 1993, and later on BBC One until 2017. It is al ...
in a collaborative effort, featuring a spoof of the "
It's Oh So Quiet
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" and "
Big Time Sensuality
"Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk, released as the fourth single from her debut album, '' Debut'' (1993). Written by Björk and staple collaborator Nellee Hooper and produced by Hooper, "Big Time Sensuali ...
" videos as well.
Live performances
On 13 August 1993, Björk performed the song on the UK show ''The Beat'', in one of her first TV appearances.
She performed the song on ''
Top of the Pops
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'',
on ''
120 Minutes
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After its cancellation, MTV ...
'' along with "Come To Me"
and on ''3 From 1'' with "
Violently Happy
"Violently Happy" is a song by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk, released in March 1994 as the fifth and final single from her debut album, ''Debut (Björk album), Debut'' (1993). The song was written by Björk and Nellee Hooper, who helped he ...
".
Björk appeared on the
fifth season of the British television show ''
Later... with Jools Holland'', singing "
Hyperballad
"Hyperballad" (sometimes written as "Hyper-Ballad") is a song by Icelandic musician and recording artist Björk, released as the fourth single from her second solo album, ''Post'' (1995). The song was written by Björk and co-produced by long t ...
", "
Possibly Maybe
"Possibly Maybe" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her second album ''Post'' (1995). It is a song with deep electronic tones and soft beats that reflects on potential love. Released in the United Kingdom as the fifth single ...
" and a version of the song accompanied by
Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth is an English record producer and songwriter. During his career, he has worked with many artists, including Seal, Björk, Goldie, Madonna, Britney Spears, Kate Havnevik, Imogen Heap, Bebel Gilberto, Mozez, David Sylvian, Alanis M ...
on the
Harpsichord
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. The performance was released on Björk's DVD ''
Later with Jools Holland
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''; this version was also included on ''
Live Box''. The song was part of her
MTV Unplugged
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setlist.
The singer performed the song during all of her
tours
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(excluding her
Greatest Hits Tour). During the
Debut Tour
The Debut Tour was the first tour by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk, and it mainly focused on her album ''Debut (Björk album), Debut''. She toured from 1993 to 1994. The tour was released on VHS and DVD as ''Vessel (DVD), Vessel''. A separate ...
, she performed the song with Indian instruments. During the
Post Tour
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*Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries
** An Post, the Irish national postal service
**Canada Post, Canadian postal service
**Deutsche Post, German postal service
** Iraqi Post, I ...
, the song's performance was enhanced with an
Accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...
. Most recently, during her
Volta Tour and
Biophilia Tour
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, she performed the song with harpsichord accompaniment by
Jónas Sen
Jónas Sen (born 1962) is an Icelandic pianist, music critic for Fréttablaðið, composer and TV host.
He was the keyboard player in Björk’s band, which was on a world tour in 2007 and 2008. In 2011 Björk and Jónas arranged all the '' Biop ...
.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Covers
The song was covered by
Nils Landgren - 5000 Miles (1999);
Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps are an English electronic music band, formed in Hartlepool in 1994. They are best known for their debut album, ''Becoming X'' (1996), and its singles " 6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar". The band takes its name from an article ...
(2004);
Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC po ...
(2007) and as an instrumental by Australian jazz pianist
Barney McAll
Barney McAll (born Melbourne, Australia, 1966) is a jazz pianist and composer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. McAll joined Gary Bartz's band in 1997, and has also played with the Josh Roseman Unit, Fred Wesley and the JB's, Groove Collective, ...
, on his album ''Mother of Dreams and Secrets'' (2005), as well as American jazz pianist
Geoff Keezer
Geoffrey Keezer (born November 20, 1970) is an American jazz pianist.
Keezer was playing in jazz clubs as a teenager, playing piano for Art Blakey at age 18 and touring with Joshua Redman, Benny Golson and Ray Brown in his 20s. He has toured wi ...
on his albums ''Zero One'' (2000) and ''Wildcrafted: Live at the Dakota'' (2005). A version in Japanese was recorded by Zoey (2003) and released as a single with accompanying music video. It was also covered by
The Mike Flowers Pops
The Mike Flowers Pops (also known as MFP, The Pops or The Mike Flowers Pops Orchestra) are a British easy listening band fronted by Mike Flowers (real name Michael Roberts). Mike Roberts was born in Liverpool in 1960, now married with 2 childre ...
(1996). On
Andy McKee
Andy McKee (born April 4, 1979, in Topeka, Kansas) is an American fingerstyle guitar player who has released six studio albums, two extended plays, and one live album to date. A number of YouTube videos featuring McKee's highly-technical guitar ...
's album ''
Gates of Gnomeria'' (2007), there is an instrumental version of the song, titled "Venus as a Girl". The other artists who covered ''Venus as a Boy'' on their releases include
Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, Serena Fortebraccio, Wildlife, E-Clypse, The Da Capo Players,
Björkestra, Don Swanson, The Kate Peters Septet, The Violet Jive, Howl, Iris Ornig, Joo Kraus, Lars Duppler, Las Damas Y La Orquesta Invisible,
Coparck,
Workshy
Workshy is an English band formed in London
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, Squid Inc., Realistic Orchestra, Sole Giménez, Sharon Sable, 2nd Backyard Junk and Camila Meza.
References
External links
Venus as a Boy webpage*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Venus As A Boy
1993 singles
Björk songs
Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
Corinne Bailey Rae songs
Songs written by Björk
Song recordings produced by Nellee Hooper
One Little Indian Records singles
1993 songs
Number-one singles in Iceland