Good Clean Fun (The Monkees song)

"Good Clean Fun"
US single cover
Single by The Monkees
from the album The Monkees Present
B-side	"Mommy and Daddy"
Released	6 September 1969
Recorded	RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, June 1, 1968
Genre	Country rock[1][2]
Length	2:19
Label	Colgems #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

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

"Good Clean Fun" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and No. 29 on the Easy Listening chart.[4] In Canada it reached No. 80[5] The flip-side, "Mommy and Daddy", is sung by its writer Micky Dolenz.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Rhino Handmade 2013 "Deluxe Edition" box set.[6]

The Monkees

• Michael Nesmith - lead vocals

Additional musicians

• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
• Wayne Moss – guitar
• Bobby Thompson – banjo
• David Briggs – piano
• Norbert Putnam – bass guitar
• Jerry Carrigan – drums
• Buddy Spicher - violin

Unconfirmed personnel and duties

• Harold Bradley or Billy Sanford – additional guitar
• Percussion

References

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.
2. Greene, Andy (February 15, 2023). "50 Genuinely Horrible Albums by Brilliant Artists". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 14, 2024. ...Michael Nesmith-penned country rock gems like "Listen to the Band" and "Good Clean Fun
3. Greenwald, Matthew. "Good Clean Fun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 173.
5. "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 18, 1969" (PDF).
6. Sandoval, Andrew (2013). The Monkees Present (Deluxe Edition) (CD box set liner notes). The Monkees. Los Angeles, California: Rhino Handmade. RHM2-535908.

Additional sources

• Joel Whitburn's Billboard Top Pop Hits
• Rhino's "Present" CD booklet