Monkey (song)

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For the song "Monkey" by Counting Crows see Recovering the Satellites.

"Monkey" is a song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. Over the years, there have been rumors circulating that Michael wrote the song about John H. Gossard. Michaels has neither confirmed nor denied Gossard as the inspiration for the song.

Preceded by
"Roll With It" by Steve Winwood
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
August 27, 1988
Succeeded by
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses