The Mamas & the Papas hit "Monday, Monday"

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"Monday, Monday" is a 1966 chart-topping pop song by The Mamas & the Papas, known for its rich vocal harmonies and melancholic reflection on the unpredictability of the week’s first day.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
artist The Mamas & the Papas
awardYear 1967
bSide Got a Feelin'
chartPeakDateUSBillboardHot100 1966-05-00
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 3
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer John Phillips
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1960s
followedBySingle I Saw Her Again
genre folk rock
pop
sunshine pop
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitars
vocals
hasMood melancholic
wistful
hasTempo moderate
hasVocalHarmony rich vocal harmonies
includedInAlbum If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
isSignatureSongOf The Mamas & the Papas
label Dunhill Records
language English
length 3:28
notableFor complex vocal arrangements
modulation in the coda
originalMedium 7-inch single
performer The Mamas & the Papas
performerMember Mama Cass Elliot
surface form: Cass Elliot

Denny Doherty
John Phillips
Michelle Phillips
precededBySingle California Dreamin'
producer Lou Adler
recordingDate 1966
releaseDate 1966-03-00
releaseYear 1966
side A-side
subjectMatter uncertainty and disappointment associated with Monday
theme melancholic reflection on the unpredictability of Monday
wonAward Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
writer John Phillips

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Lou Adler produced The Mamas & the Papas hit "Monday, Monday"
Michelle Phillips notableWork The Mamas & the Papas hit "Monday, Monday"
this entity surface form: The Mamas & the Papas – Monday, Monday