Top 10 Shocking Blue Songs

Shocking Blue - The Best Of Shocking Blue

Shocking Blue - The Best of Shocking Blue

Shocking Blue's 'Venus': An Out-of-This-World Hit - Best Classic Bands

Shocking Blue – Venus 😎 Venus is a song by Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, released as a single in the Netherlands in the summer of 1969. Written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the song initially peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40 on 12 July 1969 and remained at that position for a total of five weeks. It also reached No. 1 in Belgium, France, and Germany. The single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 7th 1970, the first song by a Dutch band to reach number 1. The song wa