After persistence by the group, SAW relented. Stock, Aitken and Waterman also resisted the idea because they believed that "Venus" would not make a good dance record. The group had nearly completed recording their third album, True Confessions, with Jolley & Swain. The group brought the idea to the production trio of Stock Aitken Waterman, and it became Bananarama's first collaboration with them. The group's three members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward, had the idea of turning the song into a dance tune, but they were met with resistance from their producers at the time, Steven Jolley and Tony Swain.
"Venus" had been a part of Bananarama's repertoire for several years before they actually recorded it. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.īananarama cover version "Venus" West Germany (Official German Charts) Ĭertifications Certifications for "Venus" Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Venus" Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Venus" The scene takes place in 1967, well before the song was released in 1969. The protagonist Beth (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) dances and sings to the music video. "Venus" was featured in the sixth episode of the 2020 Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. "Venus" was included as a bonus track on the 1989 CD reissue of the group's second studio album, At Home, originally released in 1969. Worldwide, the single has sold over 7.5 million copies. On 28 January 1970, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of one million copies in the United States. In the United States, "Venus" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 7 February 1970. Later that year, "Venus" was issued in several European countries and other worldwide nations. The song peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40 on 12 July 1969, and remained at that position for a total of five weeks. "Venus" was issued in the Netherlands in July 1969 as a single, backed with "Hot Sand", on the Pink Elephant label. The music is from "The Banjo Song" by Tim Rose and the Big 3 with new lyrics by Robbie van Leeuwen, the band's guitarist, sitarist and background vocalist, who also produced along with record producer Jerry Ross. In the Shocking Blue original version, the song's lead vocals are performed by Mariska Veres.
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