Monster Mash

"Monster Mash"
Side A of the 7-inch U.S. vinyl single (1962)
Single by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
from the album The Original Monster Mash
B-side"Monsters' Mash Party"
ReleasedAugust 25, 1962
RecordedMay 1962
Genre
Length3:14
LabelGarpax (US)
London (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Bobby Pickett
  • Lenny Capizzi
Producer(s)Gary S. Paxton
Official video
"Monster Mash" (Official Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes. The "Monster Mash" single was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20–27 of that year, just before Halloween.

"Monster Mash" has sustained a lasting impact in various recordings, film inclusions, and re-releases since its initial release. In 2021, nearly 60 years after its release, "Monster Mash" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 37. As of 2023, the song was generating $1 million annually in royalties.[2]

Boris Karloff's portrayal of Frankenstein's monster inspired Pickett to write and sing the song.
  1. ^ Snyder, Michael (September 30, 2019). "Spooky, scary, and silly tunes". Marina Times. Retrieved October 9, 2019. Some might suggest that music inspired by All Hallows' Eve begins with Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers's whimsical 1962 rock 'n' roll novelty number "Monster Mash"..
  2. ^ Knopper, Steve (October 31, 2023). "How Much Is 'Monster Mash' Worth?". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.