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"Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. "Velouria" was released as a single in July 1990 and was the band's first UK Top 40 hit. It was included as the third track on their album Bossanova released a month later. The song features extensive use of theremin. It featured on the influential 1990 Madchester compilation album Happy Daze.

"Velouria"
Single by Pixies
from the album Bossanova
A-side	"Velouria"
B-side	"Make Believe" "I've Been Waiting for You" "The Thing"
Released	July 16, 1990 (1990-07-16)
Recorded	1989–1990, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, United States and Hansa Ton, Berlin, Germany
Genre	Alternative rock surf rock punk 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"

Lyrics

Black Francis said of the lyrics to the song in an interview with SongFacts, "It's folklore based; the Rosicrucians of 1920s San Jose California had some pretty interesting ideas."[1]

Composition

The song has been labeled as surf rock and punk rock by critics.[2]

Video

As "Velouria" was climbing up the UK Top 40, the band was offered a spot on Top of the Pops. However, a BBC rule stated that only singles with videos could be performed on the show. To counter this, a cheap video was made with the band being filmed running down a quarry.[3]

In the video, 23 seconds of footage (the time needed for the band members to reach the camera) is slowed in order to last for the duration of the song.[4] However, the effort in filming the video was in vain; Pixies did not play "Velouria" on Top of the Pops while the single was in the charts.[5]

In media

"Velouria" is played in the AMC show Halt and Catch Fire during season 3, episode 9, 'NIM'.[6]

Track listing

Covers

• 1999 – The song was covered by Weezer in the tribute album Where Is My Mind? A Tribute to the Pixies. This version was praised by Black Francis as his favorite cover of a Pixies song.[1]
• 2004 – Black Francis re-recorded a version of "Velouria" with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram for his album Frank Black Francis.
• 2004 – The Bad Plus covered the song in their album Give.
• 2008 – A cover of the song appeared on Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies, part of the Rockabye Baby! series of albums.[7]

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	28
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9]	4

References

Sources

• Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn (2005). Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-312-34007-9.

External links

• Velouria at AllMusic
• "videos – 'Velouria'". 4AD.

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«Velouria» es una canción de la banda estadounidense de rock alternativo Pixies, compuesta y escrita por el líder de la banda Black Francis. "Velouria" aparece en el álbum Bossanova, siendo el primer sencillo extraído del álbum y el primero en entrar en el UK Top 40.

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