Many Moons (song)

"Many Moons"
Single by Janelle Monáe
from the album Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase)
ReleasedAugust 2008
Recorded2005
GenreFunk, contemporary R&B, art rock
Length5:34
LabelWondaland 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
"Sincerely, Jane."
(2008)
"Many Moons"
(2008)
"Tightrope"
(2010)

"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.

  1. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved December 25, 2008