One of the most popular songs off Debut (1993), “Venus as a Boy” was written by Björk and produced by Nellee Hooper. It was released as the album’s second single in August 1993.
One of the last additions to the album, Björk recalls: “I think I wrote it in my living room in Iceland and sang it into...
[Verse 1]
His wicked sense of humour
Suggests exciting sex
His fingers, they focus on her
Touches, he's Venus as a boy
[Bridge]
[Gibberish]
[Chorus]
He believes in a beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty
He believes in a beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty
[Verse 2]
He's exploring the taste of her
Arousal, so accurate
He sets off the beauty in her
He's Venus, Venus as a boy
[Bridge]
[Gibberish]
[Chorus]
He believes in a beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty
He believes in a beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in a beauty
[Outro]
[Gibberish]
Venus as a Boy was written by Björk.
Venus as a Boy was produced by Nellee Hooper.
Björk released Venus as a Boy on Mon Aug 23 1993.
I think I wrote it in my living room in Iceland and sang it into my dictaphone. Later, by accident, we were going through sounds and I found this broken bottle sound. It wasn’t intentional but it sounded great. It was one of the last songs recorded for Debut – the album was ready to go. Sometimes th...