"Many Moons" | ||||
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Single by Janelle Monáe | ||||
from the album Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) | ||||
Released | August 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Funk, contemporary R&B, art rock | |||
Length | 5:34 | |||
Label | Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Janelle Monáe Robinson | |||
Producer(s) | Nate Wonder, Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe | |||
Janelle Monáe singles chronology | ||||
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"Many Moons" is a 2008 song by American singer Janelle Monáe, included on the Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase) album. It was number 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[1] The song was also nominated for Best Urban/Alternative Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards. The song's opening section, which involves a refrain of "voodoo," borrows both musically and lyrically from the "Pinball Number Count" song from Sesame Street, which was performed by The Pointer Sisters.