Peak
1
Weeks
19
Score
3,445
Chart Year
1986
and video channels across the world, and presented the trio in various costumes, including a she-devil, a French temptress, a vampiress and several Greek goddesses. In one sequence of the video, Sandro Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus is adapted as a tableau vivant. The video marked a pivotal shift towards a more glamorous and sexual image for the group that contrasted with the tomboyish style of their earlier work. In the music video there's a cameo of the Polish-German dancer Andreas Wisniewski, who appears as a dancer during the synth solo.
"Venus" had been a part of Bananarama's repertoire for several years before they actually recorded it. The group's three members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward, had the idea of turning the song into a dance tune, but they were met with resistance from their producers at the time, Steven Jolley and Tony Swain. The group brought the idea to the production trio of Stock Aitken Waterman, and it became Bananarama's first collaboration with them.
Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Her weapons were her crystal eyes Making every man mad Black as the dark night she was Got what no-one else had Wa! She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame The summit of beauty and love And Venus was her name She's got it Yeah, baby, she's got it I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 28, 1986 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Jul 5, 1986 | 57 | 69 |
| 3 | Jul 12, 1986 | 43 | 83 |
| 4 | Jul 19, 1986 | 34 | 92 |
| 5 | Jul 26, 1986 | 23 | 103 |
| 6 | Aug 2, 1986 | 15 | 111 |
| 7 | Aug 9, 1986 | 9 | 117 |
| 8 | Aug 16, 1986 | 6 | 120 |
| 9 | Aug 23, 1986 | 3 | 123 |
| 10 | Aug 30, 1986 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Sep 6, 1986 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Sep 13, 1986 | 5 | 121 |
| 13 | Sep 20, 1986 | 7 | 119 |
| 14 | Sep 27, 1986 | 17 | 109 |
| 15 | Oct 4, 1986 | 25 | 101 |
| 16 | Oct 11, 1986 | 42 | 84 |
| 17 | Oct 18, 1986 | 53 | 73 |
| 18 | Oct 25, 1986 | 68 | 58 |
| 19 | Nov 1, 1986 | 99 | 27 |