Mony Mony

"Mony Mony (Live)"
"Mony Mony (Live)"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Vital Idol
B-side	"Shakin' All Over"
Released	September 21, 1987 (UK)
Recorded	1985
Genre	Dance-rock
Length	4:00
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Tommy James; Bo Gentry; Ritchie Cordell; Bobby Bloom;
Producer(s)	Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology
Music video
	"Mony Mony" (Live) at YouTube

"Mony Mony"
"Mony Mony"
Single by Billy Idol
from the album Don't Stop
B-side	"Baby Talk"
Released	August 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Dance-rock
Length	5:01 (Full studio version); 3:23 (Single edit)
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Tommy James; Bo Gentry; Ritchie Cordell; Bobby Bloom;
Producer(s)	Keith Forsey
Billy Idol singles chronology

"Mony Mony"
"Mony Mony"
Single by Tommy James and the Shondells
from the album Mony Mony
B-side	"One Two Three and I Fell"
Released	March 1968
Genre	Garage rock; R&B;
Length	2:45
Label	Roulette
Songwriter(s)	Tommy James; Bo Gentry; Ritchie Cordell; Bobby Bloom;
Producer(s)	Bo Gentry, Ritchie Cordell
Tommy James and the Shondells singles chronology

"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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

(1981) US 7" vinyl

"Mony Mony" (single edit) – 3:23
"Baby Talk" – 3:10

(1981) UK 7" vinyl (33⅓ rpm) & 12" vinyl (45rpm)

"Mony Mony"
"Baby Talk"
"Untouchables"
"Dancing With Myself"

(1987) UK 7" vinyl

"Mony Mony" (live)
"Shakin' All Over" (live)

(1987) US 12" vinyl

"Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Remix) – 6:59
"Mony Mony" (Steel-Toe Cat Dub) – 6:50
"Mony Mony" (live) – 4:00
"Mony Mony" (incorrectly listed as single edit) – 5:01

(1987) UK 12" vinyl

"Mony Mony" (Hung Like a Pony Remix♰)
"Shakin' All Over" (live)
"Mony Mony" (live)

♰Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge

References[change | change source]

↑ 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Wawzenek, Bryan (November 22, 2017). "30 Years Ago: Billy Idol Rides 'Mony Mony' to No. 1". Diffuser.fm. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
↑ "Index: Releases". Record Mirror. 19 September 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0144-5804.

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[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.

[500_Number_One_Hits-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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.

[diffuser-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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.

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v t e Tommy James and the Shondells
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Studio albums	Hanky Panky It's Only Love I Think We're Alone Now Gettin' Together Mony Mony Crimson & Clover Cellophane Symphony The Best of Tommy James and The Shondells Travelin'
Singles	"Hanky Panky" "Say I Am (What I Am)" "It's Only Love" "I Think We're Alone Now" "Mirage" "Gettin' Together" "Mony Mony" "Do Something to Me" "Crimson and Clover" "Sweet Cherry Wine" "Crystal Blue Persuasion"/"I'm Alive" "Ball of Fire" "She" "Gotta Get Back to You"
Cover songs	"California Sun" "Good Lovin'" "I'll Go Crazy" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Shake a Tail Feather" "Shout"
Hog Heaven	"Happy"

v t e Billy Idol
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EPs	Don't Stop The Roadside The Cage
Live albums	VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Vital Idol Idol Songs: 11 of the Best Greatest Hits The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Video albums	The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself
Singles	"Dancing with Myself" "Mony Mony" "Hot in the City" "White Wedding" "Rebel Yell" "Eyes Without a Face" "Flesh for Fantasy" "Catch My Fall" "To Be a Lover" "Don't Need a Gun" "Sweet Sixteen" "Soul Standing By" "Mony Mony (Live)" "Cradle of Love" "L.A. Woman" "Prodigal Blues" "Heroin" "Shock to the System" "Adam in Chains" "Speed" "Don't You (Forget About Me)" "Scream" "Can't Break Me Down"
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