Vicious (song)

"Vicious" is a song written by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1973 and originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album.[3][4]

"Vicious"
Single by Lou Reed
from the album Transformer
B-side"Goodnight Ladies (US)"
ReleasedJuly 1973 (US)
RecordedAugust 1972
StudioTrident Studios, London
Genre
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Lou Reed
Producer(s)David Bowie (Executive)
Mick Ronson (Asst.)

Origins

Lou Reed told Rolling Stone that Andy Warhol inspired the song: "He said, 'Why don't you write a song called 'Vicious'? And I said, 'What kind of vicious?' 'Oh, you know, vicious like I hit you with a flower.' And I wrote it down literally."[5]

Personnel

References
  1. Savage, Jon (February 1, 2013). "The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time". The Guardian. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. HistoryCaps (2012). Combat Rock: A History of Punk (from It's (Sic) Origins to the Present). BookCaps Study Guides. p. 15. ISBN 9781621073154.
  3. Tosches, Nick (1973-01-04). "Transformer". Rolling Stone.
  4. "Thurston Moore: Punk". Rolling Stone.
  5. "Vicious". Rolling Stone. 1989.


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