1989–1990, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, United States and Hansa Ton, Berlin, Germany
Genre
Punk rock
surf rock
Length
3:42
Label
4AD/Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Black Francis
Producer(s)
Gil Norton
Pixies singles chronology
"Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
"Velouria" (1990)
"Dig for Fire" (1990)
"Velouria"
"Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. The song was written as a love song rooted in Francis's experience with a girl associated with the Rosicrucians of Northern California. The lyrics also touched on Francis's interest in UFOs. Musically, the song features surf rock elements as well as a prominent theremin part.
"Velouria" was released as the lead single from Bossanova in July 1990 and became the band's first Top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The release was accompanied by a music video, featuring a short clip of the band in a quarry slowed down to fit the song's length. "Velouria" has since seen critical acclaim and has appeared on several compilations.
"Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. The song was written as a love...
later husband, Velouria and Gerald's son Elle Fanning as Melody Jameson, Sidney's girlfriend and later wife Michelle Monaghan as Velouria Hall, Sidney's...
Harris and others "The Thing", a B-side song on the single release of "Velouria" by Pixies The Thing (video game), a 2002 gaming sequel to the 1982 film...
Hangwire Dead There Goes My Gun Monkey Gone to Heaven Isla de Encanta Velouria Into the White Stormy Weather Hey Gigantic Crackity Jones Dig for Fire...
Heartland (1999), Peninsular: Archipelagos and Other Islands (2000), and Velouria (2007). He is also a co-editor of Coast (2010), a seminal mono-titular...
Carol Saunders 2017 Sleepless Jennifer Bryant The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Velouria Hall 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Julia Meade Saint Judy Judy Wood...
Album Deluxe Edition. In 1999, Weezer contributed a cover of the song "Velouria" by The Pixies to the tribute album Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The...
Bossanova (1990) and Trompe le Monde (1991). Lovering sang lead vocals on the "Velouria" B-side "Make Believe"; a song about his admitted "obsession" with US singer-songwriter...
Remade in Misery "Make Believe", by the Pixies, a B-side of the single "Velouria" "Make Believe", by Sarah Brightman from the soundtrack of Granpa "Make...
soundtrack "Mykel and Carli" 1998 Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli "Velouria" 1999 Where Is My Mind? A Tribute to the Pixies "The Christmas Song" 2000...
Minotaur Singles "Gigantic" "Monkey Gone to Heaven" "Here Comes Your Man" "Velouria" "Dig for Fire" "Planet of Sound" "Alec Eiffel" "Letter to Memphis" "Head...
1987 "I've Been Tired" Come on Pilgrim 1987 "I've Been Waiting For You" "Velouria" B-side Neil Young ‡ 1990 cover song "Jaime Bravo" EP3 2014 "La La Love...
performance entry "Took the Children Away" Archie Roach September 1990 n/a "Velouria" Pixies July 1990 4 (US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks) 28 (UK Singles Chart)...
"Into the White" – 4:11 "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:27 "Allison" – 1:21 "Velouria" – 3:25 "Hang on to Your Ego" (Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Terry Sachen) –...
Rivers Cuomo Weezer (Blue Album) 1994 "Unspoken" Rivers Cuomo Hurley 2010 "Velouria" (Pixies cover) Black Francis † Where Is My Mind? A Tribute to the Pixies...
Me" – 2:01 "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25 "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49 "Velouria" – 4:35 "The Holiday Song" – 2:21 "Into the White" – 3:24 "Is She Weird...
Global Information