Manic Monday

"Manic Monday"
Four pictures of four women placed in a multicolor background. The words "Bangles" and "Manic Monday" are written in white capital letters. The upper left photo contain a woman with white face and black hair. The upper right photo is about a red-haired woman. The girl of the third picture, located lower left, is blonde, while the girl of the lower right is a brunette.
US 7-inch single
Single by The Bangles
from the album Different Light
B-side "In a Different Light" (in North America, Brazil, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania).
Released January 27, 1986[1]
Format 7" single, 12"
Recorded 1984 (original Apollonia 6 version, duet with Prince);
1985; Sunset Sound Factory[2] (The Bangles’ version)
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:06
Label Discos CBS; Columbia
Songwriter(s) Prince
Producer(s) David Kahne
The Bangles singles chronology
"Going Down to Liverpool"
(1984)		 "Manic Monday"
(1986)		 "If She Knew What She Wants"
(1986)
Music video
"Manic Monday" on YouTube

"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986). It was written by American musician Prince, using the pseudonym "Christopher". Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles two years later. Lyrically, it describes a woman who is waking up to go to work on Monday, wishing it were still Sunday where she could relax.

The song, which was released on Monday January 27, 1986 by Columbia Records, received generally positive reviews from music critics and some comparisons with The Mamas & the Papas' "Monday, Monday". It became The Bangles' first hit, reaching number two in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Austria, Canada, Germany and Ireland, and peaked within the top five of New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. It was later certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song has been covered by a number of other artists.

Background and composition

Prince wrote "Manic Monday" in 1984, and recorded it as a duet for the band Apollonia 6's self-titled album; however, he eventually pulled the song.[4] Two years later, he offered the single to The Bangles under the pseudonym "Christopher",[5][6] a character he played in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon.[7] It was rumored by various writers that after Prince listened to the band's 1984 debut album All Over the Place, he gave the song to Bangles rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs, so that in return she would sleep with him.[8][9][10]

Debbi Peterson explained in an interview with MTV UK in 1989 about why Prince gave them the song: "Prince really liked our first album. He liked the song 'Hero Takes a Fall', which is a great compliment, because we liked his music. He contacted us, and said, 'I've got a couple of songs for you. I'd like to know if you're interested,' and of course we were. One of the songs Prince brought to the group was 'Manic Monday', written under the pseudonym of Christopher." Peterson talked about the evolution of what Prince brought them: "It was a Banglefication of a Prince arrangement. He had a demo, that was very specifically him. It was a good song, but we didn't record it like 'This is our first hit single! Oh my God! I can feel it in my veins!' We just did the song, and the album, and then sat back and thought about it."[11]

A pop song written in D major, "Manic Monday" moves at a tempo of 116 beats per minute and is set in common time.[12] The song has a sequence of G–A7–D–G–A7–D as its chord progression.[12] Lyrically, the song is about someone waking up from a romantic dream at six o'clock on Monday morning, and facing a hectic journey to work when she would prefer to still be enjoying relaxing on Sunday—her "I-don't-have-to-run day".[2] Actor Rudolph Valentino is referred in the first verse.[2]

Reception

Critical response

The single received generally positive reviews by music critics, some of them compared the song with the single "Monday, Monday" by the band The Mamas & the Papas.[13][14][15] In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming said that the single "was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before";[16] while Matthew Greenwald, also from the website, said "It's a clever and deceptively simple pop narrative, an infectious pop confection ... There is also an excellently written bridge that shows Prince/ Christopher to be an excellent craftsman, and, to their credit, the Bangles carry it off with style and wit".[13] Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times called the song "a candidate for best single of the year".[14] Dorian Lynskey commented about the painful rhyming of "Sunday" with "I-don't-have-to-run day."[3]

Mark Moses from The Phoenix said "the lack of lyrical substance is so glaring that Prince's lame 'Manic Monday' seems like a thematic highlight".[17] Greg Baker of The Miami News wrote in the album's review that "the song should put [T]he Bangles on the 'pop 'n' roll' map".[18] A writer in Toledo Blade noted that "Manic Monday" was "infectious" and, along with "If She Knew What She Wants", both were "refreshingly melodic".[19] Chris Willman from Los Angeles Times commented: "The first single 'Manic Monday' represents slumming songwriter Prince's attempt mostly successful save for the inevitable getting down interlude to concoct a modern day Mamas and the Papas hit."[15]

Chart performance

"Manic Monday" debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the week ending January 25, 1986,[20] and reached a peak of number two, on the issue dated April 19, 1986,[21] being blocked from the top of the chart by Prince and the Revolution's single "Kiss".[21] In the United Kingdom "Manic Monday" debuted at number 85 on February 8, 1986, and entered the top 40, at number 24, on February 22, 1986.[22] The song eventually reached its peak position, at number two, the next month.[22] In Germany, the single debuted at number 29 on March 17, 1986, reaching the top 10 in the next three weeks, and its peak, also at number two, on April 14, 1986, where it stayed two weeks.[23] It remained in the top 10 for four more weeks leaving the charts on July 20, 1986.[23]

In Switzerland "Manic Monday" debuted at number 12 on March 30, 1986, becoming the highest debut of the week.[24] It reached its peak two weeks later at number four, where it remained another week.[25] In the Netherlands, the single debuted at number 43 on February 22, 1986; and managed to reach number 24.[26] It stayed on the chart for seven weeks.[27] In Norway, "Manic Monday" debuted at number nine in the 10th week of 1986, becoming the second highest debut of the week.[28] It also reached the number four two weeks later, where it stayed another two.[29] The song also peaked within the top five in the Austrian,[30] the Irish,[31] and the New Zealand charts.[30]

Track listing and formats

Personnel

Charts and certification

References

  1. ↑ "ON THIS DAY IN 1986, "Manic Monday" was released!". The Bangles Official Facebook Page. January 27, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Different Light (Cassette). The Bangles. Sunset Sound Factory: Columbia Records. 1986. FCT 40039.
  3. 1 2 Lynskey, Dorian (March 14, 2003). "Interview: The Bangles". The Guardian. London. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ Nilsen, Per (1999). Dance Music Sex Romance: Prince: The First Decade. Wembley. p. 171. ISBN 0-946719-64-0. OCLC 52532272.
  5. ↑ "Prince's mania sets in". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (98): 41. January 25, 1986. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ↑ Tucker, Ken (February 7, 1986). "Bangles prove they'remote than a girl group". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Publishing Company.
  7. ↑ van Slooten, Johan (1997). 500 Nr. 1 hits uit de Top 40 [500 Number 1 Hits in the Top 40] (in Dutch). III. Netherlands: Haarlem. p. 234. ISBN 978-90-230-0944-3. OCLC 68449075.
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  10. ↑ "Spin: Jane's Addiction: 18 Years of Crazy Sex, Hard Drugs, Loollapalooza Drama & Visionary Music". Spin. Spin Media LLC (19): 66. August 2003.
  11. ↑ Feldman, Christopher (2000). Billboard Book of Number Two Singles. Watson-Guptill. p. 200. ISBN 0-8230-7695-4.
  12. 1 2 "The 1980s : piano, vocal, guitar". Hal Leonard Europe. 2006. ISBN 1-84609-361-9.
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  14. 1 2 Hilburn, Robert (April 19, 1986). "Robert Hilburn Summer Pop Has Arraived on Airwaves". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  15. 1 2 Willman, Chris (January 19, 1986). "Drawing A Bead on the Bangles". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. p. 78. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  16. ↑ Deming, Mark. "allmusic ((( Different Light > Overview )))". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  17. ↑ Moses, Mark (February 16, 1986). "Off the record". The Phoenix. Phoenix Media/Communications Group. p. 48.
  18. ↑ Baker, Greg (February 20, 1986). "Bangles get a bead on superstardom". The Miami News. The McClatchy Company. p. 28.
  19. ↑ "All-Female Bangles: A Breath Of Fresh Air". Toledo Blade. Block Communications. March 2, 1986. p. 44.
  20. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending January 25, 1986. Billboard Publications Inc (98): 62. January 25, 1986. ISSN 0006-2510.
  21. 1 2 "Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending April 19, 1986". Billboard. Nielsen Company. April 19, 1986. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  22. 1 2 3 "Bangles: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  23. 1 2 "Cnartverfurlong > Bangles > Singles". Media Control Charts (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Schweizer Hitparade – Singles Top 75". Schweizer Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. March 30, 1986. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Bangles – Manic Monday (Song)". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Dutch Top 40: Week 10 of 1986". MegaCharts. Stichting Nederlandse. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
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  29. ↑ "Bangles – Manic Monday (Flabben)". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bangles – Manic Monday". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
  31. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
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  33. ↑ "Manic Monday (Extended "California" Version) by The Bangles". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  34. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and June 19, 1988.
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  36. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bangles – Manic Monday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  39. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bangles" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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  42. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  43. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bangles – Manic Monday". Swiss Singles Chart.
  44. 1 2 "Billboard – Manic Monday – Bangles". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
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