Femme Fatale (song)

Song infobox
Name = Femme Fatale


Caption = Single b/w "Sunday Morning"
Type = Single
Artist = The Velvet Underground and Nico
Album = The Velvet Underground and Nico
Released = December 1966 (single)
March 1967 (album)
track_no = 3
Recorded = April 1966, Scepter Studios, New York City
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:39
Writer = Lou Reed
Composer = Lou Reed
Label = Verve Records
Producer = Andy Warhol
Tracks =
#"Sunday Morning"
#"I'm Waiting for the Man"
#"Femme Fatale"
#"Venus In Furs"
#"Run Run Run"
#"All Tomorrow's Parties"
#"Heroin"
#"There She Goes Again"
#"I'll Be Your Mirror"
#"The Black Angel's Death Song"
#"European Son"
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = The Velvet Underground
Type = singles
Last single = "All Tomorrow's Parties / I'll Be Your Mirror"
(1966)
This single = "Sunday Morning / Femme Fatale"
(1966)
Next single = "White Light/White Heat / Here She Comes Now"
(1968)"Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground. It appears originally on the band's debut album "The Velvet Underground and Nico", featuring lead vocals by Nico. At Andy Warhol's request, Lou Reed wrote the song about "Warhol superstar" Edie Sedgwick. [cite book |last=Bockris |first=Victor |title=Transformer: The Lou Reed Story |year=1994 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=0684803666 |pages=107 |quote=Andy said I should write a song about Edie Sedgwick. I said 'Like what?' and he said 'Oh, don't you think she's a femme fatale, Lou?' So I wrote 'Femme Fatale' and we gave it to Nico. (Lou Reed)] The song was released as a single in December 1966.

Alternate versions

1966 acetate mix

An early acetate disc pressing of the album contains a slightly different mix of the song with louder drums and alternate falsetto backing vocals.

Cover versions

Lou Reed, John Cale and Nico have performed solo versions of the song. In addition, the following artists have recorded it.

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