Femme Fatale (song)
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| "Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale" | ||
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| Single by The Velvet Underground | ||
| from the album The Velvet Underground and Nico | ||
| Released | 1966 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | April 1966 | |
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |
| Length | 2:35 | |
| Label | Verve Records | |
| Writer(s) | Lou Reed | |
| Producer(s) | Andy Warhol | |
| The Velvet Underground singles chronology | ||
| "All Tomorrow's Parties" / I'll Be Your Mirror (1966) |
"Sunday Morning" / "Femme Fatale" (1966) |
"White Light/White Heat" / "Here She Comes Now" (1968) |
- For other uses, see Femme fatale (disambiguation)
"Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their first album The Velvet Underground and Nico, a collaboration with singer Nico. The song is reported to have been written by Lou Reed about "Warhol superstar" Edie Sedgwick at the request of Andy Warhol. The track was released as a single in December 1966.
[edit] Cover versions
| Artist | Year | appears on album |
|---|---|---|
| Big Star | 1978 | "Third/Sister Lovers" |
| Tracey Thorn | 1982 | "A Distant Shore" |
| Propaganda | 1984 | "A Secret Wish" |
| Dramarama | 1985 | "Cinéma Vérité" |
| R.E.M. | 1987 | "Dead Letter Office" |
| Tom Tom Club | 1988 | "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom" |
| Duran Duran | 1993 | "Duran Duran" |
| Owen | 2006 | "At Home With Owen" |
