Mony Mony

"Mony Mony"
Single by Tommy James and the Shondells
from the album Mony Mony
B-side"One Two Three and I Fell"
ReleasedMarch 1968
Genre
Length2:45
LabelRoulette
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell
Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology
"Get Out Now"
(1968)		 "Mony Mony"
(1968)		 "Somebody Cares"
(1968)

"Mony Mony" is a 1968 song by Tommy James and the Shondells and is the title track to their fifth studio album Mony Mony. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, number 3 in the United States, Canada, Germany and Belgium and number 2 in Switzerland and Ireland.

Billy Idol version

"Mony Mony"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Don't Stop
B-side"Baby Talk"
ReleasedAugust 1981
Recorded1981
GenreDance-rock
Length5:01 (Full studio version)
3:23 (Single edit)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Tommy James
  • Bo Gentry
  • Ritchie Cordell
  • Bobby Bloom
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Dancing with Myself"
(1981)		 "Mony Mony"
(1981)		 "Hot in the City"
(1982)
"Mony Mony (Live)"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Vital Idol
B-side"Shakin' All Over"
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1987 (UK)
Recorded1985
GenreDance-rock
Length4:00
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
  • Tommy James
  • Bo Gentry
  • Ritchie Cordell
  • Bobby Bloom
Producer(s)Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
"Soul Standing By"
(1987)		 "Mony Mony (Live)"
(1987)		 "Cradle of Love"
(1990)
Music video
"Mony Mony" (Live) on YouTube

Billy Idol released a cover version of "Mony Mony" in 1981 on his EP Don't Stop. A live recording became a hit for Idol in 1987 and when to number 1 in the United States and Canada, number 8 in Australia, number 7 in the United Kingdom and number 2 in New Zealand.

Track listings and formats

  1. "Mony Mony" (single edit) – 3:23
  2. "Baby Talk" – 3:10
  1. "Mony Mony"
  2. "Baby Talk"
  3. "Untouchables"
  4. "Dancing With Myself"
  1. "Mony Mony" (live)
  2. "Shakin' All Over" (live)
  1. "Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Remix) – 6:59
  2. "Mony Mony" (Steel-Toe Cat Dub) – 6:50
  3. "Mony Mony" (live) – 4:00
  4. "Mony Mony" (incorrectly listed as single edit) – 5:01
  1. "Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Remix♰)
  2. "Shakin' All Over" (live)
  3. "Mony Mony" (live)

♰Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge

References

  1. ↑ Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Tommy James & the Shondells". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 590–591.
  2. 1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 118–9. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  3. 1 2 Wawzenek, Bryan (November 22, 2017). "30 Years Ago: Billy Idol Rides 'Mony Mony' to No. 1". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Index: Releases". Record Mirror. 19 September 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0144-5804.