Good Clean Fun (The Monkees song)
"Good Clean Fun" | ||||
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Single by The Monkees | ||||
from the album The Monkees Present | ||||
B-side | "Mommy and Daddy" | |||
Released | 6 September 1969 | |||
Recorded | RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, June 1, 1968 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Colgems #5005 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Nesmith | |||
Producer(s) | Michael Nesmith | |||
The Monkees singles chronology | ||||
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"Good Clean Fun" is a song by The Monkees from their 1969 album The Monkees Present. Recorded on June 1, 1968, it was released on Colgems single #5005 on September 6, 1969.[citation needed] It was written and sung by Nesmith, the song's title is never heard in the lyrics. Nesmith & Dolenz opened their 2018-2019 Tour The Mike & Micky Show with the song.
Background[]
At the time of the release, The Monkees were a trio consisting of (Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones, Peter Tork having left the group in December 1968.
Chart performance[]
"Good Clean Fun" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100[1] and No. 29 on the Easy Listening chart.[2] The flip-side, "Mommy and Daddy", is sung by its writer Micky Dolenz.
References[]
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
External Links[]
- Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Hits
- Rhino's "Present" CD booklet
Categories:
- 1969 songs
- The Monkees songs
- Songs written by Michael Nesmith
- 1960s rock song stubs