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"Good Clean Fun"
US single cover
SinglebyThe Monkees
from the album The Monkees Present
B-side"Mommy and Daddy"
Released6 September 1969
RecordedRCA Victor Studios, Nashville, June 1, 1968
GenreCountry rock[1]
Length2:19
LabelColgems #5005
Songwriter(s)Michael Nesmith
Producer(s)Michael Nesmith
The Monkees singles chronology
"Listen to the Band"
(1969)
"Good Clean Fun"
(1969)
"Oh My My"
(1970)

"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.

Background[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

  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.
  • ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  • ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
  • ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 18, 1969" (PDF).
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