Monday, Monday

"Monday, Monday"
West German picture sleeve
Single by the Mamas & the Papas
from the album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
B-side"Got a Feelin'"
ReleasedMarch 1966
RecordedDecember 16, 1965
StudioUnited Western, Los Angeles
GenrePop,[1] folk rock[1]
Length3:25 (album version)
3:09 (Single Version)
LabelDunhill
Songwriter(s)John Phillips
Producer(s)Lou Adler
The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology
"California Dreamin'"
(1965)
"Monday, Monday"
(1966)
"I Saw Her Again"
(1966)
Audio
"Monday, Monday" on YouTube

"Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas, with backing music by members of the Wrecking Crew[2] for their 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. Denny Doherty was the lead vocalist.[3] It was the group's only #1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4]

  1. ^ a b Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn (2019). Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4408-6579-4.
  2. ^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew. St. Martin’s Griffin. pp. 261–263. ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7.
  3. ^ Songfacts
  4. ^ The Mamas and the Papas