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Shocking Blue was a Netherlands rock band from The Hague formed in 1967. Their biggest hit, "Venus," went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974.The group charted a world-wide hit with the song "Venus," which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Initially the disc was a big hit in the Netherlands, where it reached #3 in the summer of 1969.[1] It subsequently sold 350,000 copies in Germany, and topped the U.S. chart for three weeks, becoming the Netherlands' first American #1 hit.[1] It sold over one million copies there by January 1970, and received a gold disc awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1] Global sales exceeded five million copies.[1]

Other hits include "Send Me A Postcard" in 1968/69 and "Long and Lonesome Road" (often mistakenly named as Long Lonesome Road) in 1969. "Hot Sand", the flip-side of "Venus" was also heavily plugged on Dutch radio.

Many more Dutch hits followed including "Mighty Joe" in 1969/70. This was the group's second million seller.[1] In 1970 "Never Marry a Railroad Man" (flip-side "Roll Engine Roll"), their third to sell over one million[1] and "Hello Darkness". In 1971 there followed "Shocking You", "Blossom Lady" and "Out of Sight Out of Mind". In 1972 came "Inkpot" and "Rock in the Sea"; plus "Eve and the Apple" in 1972/73 and finally "Oh Lord" in 1973. None of these latter songs charted in the U.S.

In 1974 lead singer Mariska Veres left the group to start a solo career. Her only solo hit was "Take Me High" in 1975. From the 1990s, Veres toured with a new group under the Shocking Blue banner, with permission of her former bandmates. On December 2, 2006 Dutch news service ANP reported that Veres had died from cancer at 59.

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[sirronald69]

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[schmenge01]

Haven't heard this in 40 years! Wow!

[PsychLion]

I love this song! hehe. :)

[TheMartens31]

Leuke B - kant !!!

Ik draaide vroeger heel veel de B-kanten, die vond ik meestal leuker dan de A-kant.