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"Monday, Monday" 
Single by The Mamas & the Papas from the album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears Released 1966 Format 7" single Genre Pop rock, folk rock, psychedelic pop Length 3:00 Label Dunhill Writer(s) John Phillips Producer Lou Adler The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology "California Dreamin'"
(1965)"Monday, Monday"
(1966)"I Saw Her Again"
(1966)This article is about the song recorded by The Mamas & the Papas. For UK TV series, see Monday Monday (TV series)."Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by The Mamas & the Papas for their 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. It was the group's only number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1]
This song includes a false ending, when there is a pause before the coda of the song, and goes up a half note for the bridges and refrains of the song. It was the second consecutive number one hit song in the U.S. to contain a false ending, succeeding Good Lovin' by the Young Rascals.
On March 2, 1967, The Mamas & the Papas won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for this song.
Contents
Track listing
- 7" Vinyl
- "Monday, Monday" (Phillips) — 3:27
- "Got a Feelin'" (Doherty, Phillips) — 2:44
Cover versions
- Petula Clark on her album I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
- The Beau Brummels on their album Beau Brummels '66 (1966)
- Neil Diamond "The Feel of Neil Diamond" (1966)
- Jay and the Americans on their album Livin Above Your Head (1966)
- Sérgio Mendes on his instrumental album The Great Arrival (1966)
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on their album The Beat of the Brass (1968)
- Ed Ames from the album "Who WIll Answer?" and Other Songs of our Time" (1968)
- The Cowsills on The Johnny Cash Show
- The 5th Dimension on their album, The 5th Dimension/Live!! (1971)
- Marianne Faithfull on Faithfull Forever... (1966)
- The Adventures (UK band) (1993)
- Wilson Phillips on their album, California (2004) and an A Cappella single version the same year
- Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs on their album, Under the Covers, Vol. 1. (2006)
References in popular culture
- ESPN announcer Chris Berman referred to Rick Monday as "Monday, Monday."
- The Mamas and the Papas' version of Monday, Monday is heard in a chase scene in the 2010 movie The Other Guys.
- A Dirty Jobs commercial.
References
External links
- Monday, Monday at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)
Preceded by
"Good Lovin'" by The Young RascalsBillboard Hot 100 number one single
May 7, 1966 (three weeks)Succeeded by
"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy SledgePreceded by
"Good Lovin'" by The Young RascalsRPM Canadian Singles Chart number-one single
May 16, 1966 (two weeks)Succeeded by
"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy SledgeJohn Phillips • Denny Doherty • Michelle Phillips • Cass Elliot • Scott McKenzie • Jill Gibson Studio albums If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) • The Mamas & the Papas (1966) • Deliver (1967) • The Papas & The Mamas (1968) • People Like Us (1971)Compilations Farewell to the First Golden Era (1967) • Golden Era, Vol. 2 (1968) • Hits of Gold (1969) • 16 Greatest Hits (1969) • 20 Golden Hits (1973) • Greatest Hits (1998)Singles "Go Where You Wanna Go" (1965) • "California Dreamin'" (1965) • "Monday, Monday" (1966) • "I Saw Her Again" (1966) • "Words of Love" (1966) • "Dancing in the Street" (1966) • "Look Through My Window" (1966) • "Dedicated to the One I Love" (1967) • "Creeque Alley" (1967) • "My Girl" (1967) • "Glad to Be Unhappy" (1967) • "Dancing Bear" (1967) • "Twelve Thirty" (1967) • "Safe In My Garden" (1968) • "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (1968) • "For the Love of Ivy" (1968) • "Do You Wanna Dance" (1968) • "Step Out" (1972)Categories:- 1966 singles
- The Mamas & the Papas songs
- Petula Clark songs
- The Beau Brummels songs
- Neil Diamond songs
- Jay and the Americans songs
- The 5th Dimension songs
- Matthew Sweet songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
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