Manic Monday - wikipedia Manic Monday This article is about the song. For the Entourage episode, see Manic Monday ( Entourage episode ). `` Manic Monday '' 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, Caribe, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania ). Released January 27, 1986 Format 7 '' single, 12 '' Recorded 1985 ; Sunset Sound Factory Genre Pop rock Length 3 : 06 Label Discos CBS ; Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Christopher Producer ( s ) David Kahne The Bangles singles chronology `` Going Down to Liverpool '' ( 1984 ) `` Manic Monday '' ( 1986 ) `` If She Knew What She Wants '' ( 1986 ) `` Going Down to Liverpool '' ( 1984 ) `` Manic Monday '' ( 1986 ) `` If She Knew What She Wants '' ( 1986 ) `` 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. Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2.1 Critical response 2.2 Chart performance 3 Track listing and formats 4 Credits and personnel 5 Charts and certification 5.1 Charts 5.2 Year - end 5.3 Certification 6 References 7 External links Background and composition `` Manic Monday '' An 18 - second sample of `` Manic Monday ''. It includes the rhyme `` I wish it were Sunday... My ' I - do n't - have - to - run day ' '', which Dorian Lynskey considered `` painful ''. Problems playing this file ? See media help. 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. Two years later, he offered the single to The Bangles under the pseudonym `` Christopher '', a character he played in the 1986 film Under the Cherry Moon. 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. 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 did n'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. '' A pop song written in D Major, `` Manic Monday '' moves at a tempo of 116 beats per minute and is set in common time. The song has a sequence of G -- A -- D -- G -- A -- D as its chord progression. 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 - do n't - have - to - run day ''. Actor Rudolph Valentino is referred in the first verse. 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. In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming said that the single `` was a far cry from anything the Bangles had recorded before '' ; 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 ''. Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times called the song `` a candidate for best single of the year ''. Dorian Lynskey commented about the painful rhyming of `` Sunday '' with `` I - do n't - have - to - run day. '' 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 ''. 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 ''. A writer in Toledo Blade noted that `` Manic Monday '' was `` infectious '' and, along with `` If She Knew What She Wants '', both were `` refreshingly melodic ''. 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. '' Chart performance `` Manic Monday '' debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100, on the week ending January 25, 1986, and reached a peak of number two, on the issue dated April 19, 1986, being blocked from the top of the chart by Prince and the Revolution 's single `` Kiss ''. 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. The song eventually reached its peak position, at number two, the next month. 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. It remained in the top 10 for four more weeks leaving the charts on July 20, 1986. In Switzerland `` Manic Monday '' debuted at number 12 on March 30, 1986, becoming the highest debut of the week. It reached its peak two weeks later at number four, where it remained another week. In the Netherlands, the single debuted at number 43 on February 22, 1986 ; and managed to reach number 24. It stayed on the chart for seven weeks. In Norway, `` Manic Monday '' debuted at number nine in the 10th week of 1986, becoming the second highest debut of the week. It also reached the number four two weeks later, where it stayed another two. The song also peaked within the top five in the Austrian, the Irish, and the New Zealand charts. Track listing and formats 7 '' single A. `` Manic Monday '' -- 3 : 03 B. `` In a Different Light '' -- 2 : 50 12 '' maxi ( 1985 ) A. `` Manic Monday '' -- 3 : 03 A. `` In a Different Light '' -- 2 : 50 B. `` Going Down to Liverpool '' -- 3 : 19 B. `` Dover Beach '' -- 3 : 42 12 '' maxi ( 1986 ) A. `` Manic Monday '' -- 3 : 03 B. `` Manic Monday '' ( Extended version ) -- 4 : 38 B. `` In a Different Light '' -- 2 : 50 Digital single `` Manic Monday '' -- 3 : 06 Starbox `` Manic Monday '' ( Extended `` California '' Version ) -- 4 : 59 Credits and personnel Prince as `` Christopher '' -- writer and composer David Kahne -- producer Susanna Hoffs -- lead vocals, guitar and synthesizers Vicki Peterson -- guitar, background vocals Michael Steele -- bass, background vocals Debbi Peterson -- drums Leslie Libman -- music video director Source : Charts and certification Charts Chart ( 1986 - 1987 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 19 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 24 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 Norway ( VG - lista ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary 10 Year - end End of year chart ( 1986 - 1987 ) Position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 16 Canadian RPM Singles Chart 38 US Billboard Hot 100 48 Certification Region ( provider ) Certifications United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver References Jump up ^ `` ON THIS DAY IN 1986, `` Manic Monday '' was released ! ``. 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December 27, 1986. Retrieved November 12, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 -- 1986 -- Longbored Surfer -- Charts ''. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2011. Jump up ^ `` BPI : Certifified Awards Search ''. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2010. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Bangles Susanna Hoffs Vicki Peterson Debbi Peterson Michael Steele Annette Zilinskas Studio albums All Over the Place Different Light Everything Doll Revolution Sweetheart of the Sun Extended plays Bangles Compilations Greatest Hits Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles ! Singles `` Getting Out of Hand '' `` Going Down to Liverpool '' `` Manic Monday '' `` If She Knew What She Wants '' `` Walk Like an Egyptian '' `` Walking Down Your Street '' `` Following '' `` Hazy Shade of Winter '' `` In Your Room '' `` Eternal Flame '' `` Be with You '' `` I 'll Set You Free '' `` Everything I Wanted '' Videography Greatest Hits Related articles Discography The Runaways Kindred Spirit Continental Drifters Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manic_Monday&oldid=802225872 '' Categories : 1986 songs 1986 singles The Bangles songs Songs written by Prince ( musician ) Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by David Kahne Drifters ( Swedish band ) songs Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Use mdy dates from June 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Swiss Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart called without song Singlechart making named ref Good articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 20 : 10. 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Question: who wrote the song manic monday for the bangles
Answer: Prince