Downtown Venus
| "Downtown Venus" | ||||
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| Single by P.M. Dawn | ||||
| from the album Jesus Wept | ||||
| B-side | "She Dreams Persistent Maybes" | |||
| Released | August 22, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Bliss | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
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| Producer(s) | P.M. Dawn | |||
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| "Downtown Venus" on YouTube | ||||
"Downtown Venus" is the first single released from American hip hop-R&B act P.M. Dawn's third studio album, Jesus Wept (1995). The second track on the album, the song was written by the duo's lead vocalist, Prince Be (under his real name, Attrell Cordes) and produced by P.M. Dawn. It is built around a sample of "Hush" by Deep Purple, so writer Joe South was given a writing credit.
Released on August 22, 1995 by Gee Street and Island, "Downtown Venus" did not replicate the success of the band's previous singles, peaking at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 58 in the United Kingdom. Because of its guitar-driven rock sound, the song was serviced to alternative radio stations and reached number 39 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, marking P.M. Dawn's only appearance on the listing.