Monkey (song)

"Monkey"
Single by George Michael
from the album Faith
Released 3 July 1988
Format CD single, 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1987
Genre Dance-rock[1]
Length 4:47
Label Epic
Writer(s) George Michael
Producer(s) George Michael, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
George Michael singles chronology
"One More Try"
(1988)		 "Monkey"
(1988)		 "Kissing a Fool"
(1988)

"Monkey" is a US number-one hit song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. "Monkey" debuted at #42 on 9 July 1988, reaching #1 for two weeks, beginning 27 August 1988.

"Monkey" became George Michael's eighth #1 US single, and the fourth consecutive #1 from the Faith album. George Michael joined Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as three artists who all had four or more consecutive number one singles during the 1987-1988 era, from one album (Michael Jackson scored five #1 hits from a single album (Bad) while Whitney Houston scored seven consecutive #1 hits from two albums).

"Monkey" also reached number one in the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart for two weeks and became his first dance number one. When the song was released as a single, the single version was remixed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.[2]

Track listing

7"
  1. "Monkey (7-Inch Edit)" – 4:47
  2. "Monkey (A'Cappella)" – 3:40
US 12" - Columbia Records 44 07849
  1. "Monkey (Extended Version)" – 8:06
  2. "Monkey (A'Cappella)" – 3:40
  3. "Monkey (Extra Beats)" – 3:30
CD
  1. "Monkey (Extended Version)" – 8:06
  2. "Monkey (A'Cappella)" – 3:40
  3. "Monkey (Extra Beats)" – 3:30
  4. "Monkey (7-Inch Edit)" – 4:47

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 6
France (SNEP)[8] 34
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 24
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 8
Italy (FIMI)[11] 13
Japan (Oricon)[12] 90
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greene, Jayson (17 July 2007). "George Michael – Faith – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - George Michael - "Monkey"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – George Michael – Monkey". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – George Michael – Monkey" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – George Michael – Monkey" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8543." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – George Michael – Monkey" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – George Michael – Monkey" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – George Michael – Monkey". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Monkey". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ The Italy Charts. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  12. ↑ George Michael singles sales ranking. Oricon.co.jp Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – George Michael – Monkey". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – George Michael – Monkey". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-07-23" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ "George Michael – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for George Michael. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ "George Michael – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for George Michael. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "George Michael – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for George Michael. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

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