25 Songs About Monday, from Manic Monday to Blue Monday

What is the most famous song about Monday?

"Manic Monday" by The Bangles is the most famous song about Monday, written by Prince under a pseudonym. "Monday, Monday" by The Mamas and the Papas was a number one hit in 1966, and "Blue Monday" by New Order is one of the best-selling 12-inch singles of all time.

Classic songs about Monday

1. "Manic Monday", The Bangles: the ultimate song about a hectic Monday morning.
2. "Monday, Monday", The Mamas and the Papas: a 1966 number one.
3. "Rainy Days and Mondays", Carpenters: the gentle Monday blues.
4. "Blue Monday", Fats Domino: a 1956 rhythm and blues song about the working week.
5. "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)", T-Bone Walker: a 1947 blues standard.
6. "Monday Morning", Fleetwood Mac: the bright opener of their 1975 album.
7. "Come Monday", Jimmy Buffett: missing someone until Monday comes.
8. "I Don't Like Mondays", The Boomtown Rats: written about a real 1979 school shooting in San Diego, not a lazy Monday.

Modern songs about Monday

9. "Blue Monday", New Order: the synth-pop dance classic.
10. "Monday", Wilco: a rocking 90s song.
11. "Monday Morning Church", Alan Jackson: a country song about grief that lasts all week.
12. "Monday", Imagine Dragons: an upbeat love song.

Songs to get you through Monday

13. "9 to 5", Dolly Parton: the anthem of the working week.
14. "Working for the Weekend", Loverboy: counting down to Friday.
15. "Takin' Care of Business", Bachman-Turner Overdrive: a rocking work song.
16. "Lovely Day", Bill Withers: the best mood lifter on a gray morning.
17. "Don't Worry, Be Happy", Bobby McFerrin: an easy, whistled reminder to relax.
18. "Happy", Pharrell Williams: impossible not to smile.
19. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", Wham!: bright and bouncy.

Songs about the other days of the week

20. "Ruby Tuesday", The Rolling Stones: a 1967 ballad.
21. "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", Simon and Garfunkel: a quiet folk song.
22. "Friday I'm in Love", The Cure: the happiest song about the end of the week.
23. "Saturday in the Park", Chicago: a sunny weekend in the city.
24. "Sunday Morning", Maroon 5: a lazy, romantic Sunday.
25. "Eight Days a Week", The Beatles: love every day of the week.

Why are there so many songs about Monday?

Monday is the day almost everyone shares a feeling about: the weekend is over, the alarm is back and the week stretches ahead. That makes it easy for a songwriter to connect with listeners, whether the song is a joke about being tired, a blues lament or a love song about waiting for the weekend.

The story behind Manic Monday

Prince wrote "Manic Monday" under the pseudonym Christopher and first meant it for another group he produced. He gave it to The Bangles instead, and in 1986 it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The only song that kept it from the top spot was Prince's own "Kiss".

Blue Monday: two very different songs

Fats Domino's "Blue Monday" is a 1956 rhythm and blues song about working hard all week and living for the weekend. New Order's "Blue Monday" is a 1983 electronic dance track whose sleeve was designed to look like a computer floppy disk. Both became classics, decades and genres apart.

Songs for a Monday holiday

Many US holidays fall on a Monday, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day. A long weekend calls for a happier Monday playlist: swap the work songs for "Saturday in the Park", "Lovely Day" and "Happy". For MLK Day music, see our Black History Month songs.

A Monday morning playlist

Start slow with "Rainy Days and Mondays" while the coffee brews, pick up the pace with "Lovely Day" and "Manic Monday" on the commute and finish with "9 to 5" or "Takin' Care of Business" as you start work. For more energy, see our motivational songs and happy songs.

Songs about Monday for the office

For a team meeting, a Monday morning email or a work group chat, a funny Monday song is an easy icebreaker. "Manic Monday" and "Working for the Weekend" always get a laugh, and "Don't Worry, Be Happy" works for a stressful week.

Songs about Monday for kids

For children heading back to school after the weekend, "Happy", "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" make a cheerful car-ride playlist. In preschool, a simple days-of-the-week song helps little ones learn that Monday comes after Sunday.

Songs about the weekend

When Monday is finally behind you, see our songs about Saturday night for the weekend itself and our songs about Sundays for the slow end of it.

A song to brighten their week

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