The Monkey Time
| "The Monkey Time" | ||||
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| Single by Major Lance | ||||
| from the album The Monkey Time | ||||
| B-side | "Mama Didn't Know" | |||
| Released | June 7, 1963 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Okeh | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Carl Davis | |||
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"The Monkey Time" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Major Lance. It reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 8 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 32 in Canada in 1963. It was featured on his 1963 album The Monkey Time, was arranged by Johnny Pate and produced by Carl Davis.
The track ranked No. 49 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1963.