Black Velveteen

Infobox Single
Name = Black Velveteen
Artist = Lenny Kravitz
from Album = 5
Released= December 1999
Format= CD Single, Maxi-Single, 12", Promo Single
Genre = Electronica,Rock
Length = 4:48
Label = Virgin America
Writer = Lenny Kravitz
Producer = Lenny Kravitz
Last single = "American Woman"
(1999)
This single = "Black Velveteen"
(1999)
Next single = "Again"
(2000)

"Black Velveteen" is the sixth and last single to be released from 5 album by Lenny Kravitz. The song was also used to promote his Greatest Hits album. It was released on December 6, 1999.

Composition

Lenny Kravitz on the inspiration for Black Velveteen:

Musically, the song, apart from having an electro-rock influence, features notable sound effects that can be associated with everyday machines, such as the vacuum cleaner and drill.

Music Video

The music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, tries to represent what the song really says. It features Kravitz and some women naked in an artistic and meaningful way. They were at a colorful place with avant-grade furniture, actually being Kravitz's own house in Miami. The video also shows a woman making some daily routine in a robotic and fast mode. The naked women, in spite of being shown nude not for erotic purposes, were censored. Nevertheless, the uncensored version of the video was included in the single release of the song.

ingle track listing

*UK CD single edition

# Black Velveteen (Album Version)– 4:49
# American Woman (Timbaland Remix)– 3:49
# Black Velveteen (S-Man's Ghost In The Machine Mix)– 7:11Note: This release also contains the uncensored version of the music video for the song.

* 12" edition

# Black Velveteen (S-Man's Ghost In The Machine Mix)– 7:10
# Black Velveteen (S-Man's Ghost In The Machine Dub)– 5:58
# Black Velveteen (S-Man's Ghost In The Machine Instrumental)– 5:55
# Black Velveteen (Stonebridge EXFM Mix)– 4:57
# Black Velveteen (Stonebridge Club Dub)– 6:21
# Black Velveteen (RPO Ready To Please Mix)– 6:16
# Black Velveteen (RPO Titanium Spin Dub Mix)– 5:41