Good_Clean_Fun_(The_Monkees_song)

Good Clean Fun (The Monkees song)

Good Clean Fun (The Monkees song)

1969 single by The Monkees

"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] Written and sung by Michael Nesmith, the song's title is never heard in the lyrics.

Quick Facts Single by The Monkees, from the album The Monkees Present ...

Background

At the time of release, The Monkees were a trio consisting of Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones, Peter Tork having departed in December 1968.

Chart performance

"Good Clean Fun" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and No. 29 on the Easy Listening chart.[3] In Canada it reached No. 80[4] The flip-side, "Mommy and Daddy", is sung by its writer Micky Dolenz.

References

  1. [1]
    Segretto, Mike (2022). "1969". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 217. ISBN 9781493064601.
  2. [2]
    Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. [3]
    Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
  4. [4]
    "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 18, 1969" (PDF).

Additional sources

  • Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Hits
  • Rhino's "Present" CD booklet


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