Monkey Business (Skid Row song)

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“Monkey Business”
“Monkey Business” cover
Single by Skid Row
from the album Slave to the Grind
Released 1991
Genre Heavy metal
Length 3:28
Label Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Rachel Bolan, Dave Sabo
Producer Michael Wagener
Skid Row singles chronology
"I Remember You"
(1989)
"Monkey Business"
(1991)
"Slave to the Grind"
(1991)

"Monkey Business" is a hit song by Skid Row. It was the first single from their second album, Slave to the Grind and marked their change from hard-hitting glam metal to overall heavy metal. The song is considered one of their best known songs. The single was released in 1991 and was written by bandmates Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. The song was the biggest hit on Slave to the Grind and although the song didn't make the top 40 it reached #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and still gets heavy airplay on rock radio stations.The video got heavy rotation on MTV and catapulted the album to double-platinum status. Along with "Youth Gone Wild" from their first album ; it has been considered their signature heavy song.


[edit] Track listing

  1. "Monkey Business"
  2. "Slave to the Grind"
  3. "Riot Act"