This article is about the song recorded by the Mamas & the Papas. For the album by Paul Horn, see
Monday, Monday (album). For the British television series, see
Monday Monday.
Phillips said that he wrote the song quickly, in about 20 minutes.[5] The song includes a
pregnant pause before the
coda, which
modulates up a semitone. Succeeding "
Good Lovin'" by the
Young Rascals in the number one position, the event marked the first time in the history of the
Billboard Hot 100 two songs with pregnant pauses were consecutive number one hits.
On March 2, 1967, the Mamas & the Papas won a
Grammy Award for this song, in the category Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental.[6] In 2008 the song was inducted into the
Grammy Hall of Fame.[7]
The song was performed at the Monterey Pop Festival (California) in 1967. The performance was filmed for the movie of the festival, but not included in the final print.
Wilson Phillips three times: a modern rock take on their album California (2004), an
a cappella single version the same year, and a straightforward take paying tribute to the original on the album Dedicated (2012)