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Venus in Furs

original song written and composed by Lou Reed
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Venus in Furs

Summary

Venus in Furs is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Venus in Furs's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Venus in Furs's composer is recorded as Lou Reed[4].
  • Venus in Furs's genre is art rock[5].
  • Venus in Furs was performed by The Velvet Underground[6].
  • Among the performers on Venus in Furs was Melvins[7].
  • Venus in Furs's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Venus in Furs was released on 1967[9].
  • Venus in Furs's lyricist is recorded as Lou Reed[10].
  • Venus in Furs inspired Venus in Furs[11].
  • Venus in Furs's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Venus in Furs'}[12].
  • Venus in Furs's different from is recorded as Venus in Furs[13].
  • Venus in Furs's form of creative work is recorded as song[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a50bb9f8-2652-3a28-a3ce-74ffeca8b413[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Velvet Underground[6] and Melvins[7].

Publication

Venus in Furs was released on 1967[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is art rock[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Venus in Furs inspired it[11].

Why It Matters

Venus in Furs ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Lou Reed

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_venus-in-furs-q2606951_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Venus in Furs}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/venus-in-furs-q2606951}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Inspired by → Venus in Furs
    Performer → The Velvet Underground, Melvins
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9227850013, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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