"Femme Fatale"
Single b/w "Sunday Morning"
Single by The Velvet Underground and Nico
from the album The Velvet Underground and Nico
Released	December 1966 (single) March 1967 (album)
Recorded	April 1966, Scepter Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:39
Label	Verve Records
Writer(s)	Lou Reed
Composer(s)	Lou Reed
Producer(s)	Andy Warhol
The Velvet Underground and Nico track listing
"Sunday Morning" "I'm Waiting for the Man" "Femme Fatale" "Venus In Furs" "Run Run Run" "All Tomorrow's Parties" "Heroin" "There She Goes Again" "I'll Be Your Mirror" "The Black Angel's Death Song" "European Son"
The Velvet Underground singles chronology
"All Tomorrow's Parties" / I'll Be Your Mirror (1966)	"Sunday Morning" / "Femme Fatale" (1966)	"White Light/White Heat" / "Here She Comes Now" (1968)

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Alternate versions

1966 acetate mix

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Cover versions

Both Lou Reed and Nico have performed solo versions of the song. In addition, the following artists have recorded it. Lewis Allan Lou Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... For the prequel to Ico, see Shadow of the Colossus. ...

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Notes

External links

• "Femme Fatale" by The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1972 at YouTube