Monkey Business (Skid Row song)

"Monkey Business"
Single by Skid Row
from the album Slave to the Grind
ReleasedJune 3, 1991 (1991-06-03)
Length4:20
LabelAtlantic
SongwritersRachel Bolan, Dave Sabo
ProducerMichael Wagener
Skid Row singles chronology
"I Remember You"
(1989) 		"Monkey Business"
(1991) 		"Slave to the Grind"
(1991)

"Monkey Business" is a song by American heavy metal band Skid Row. It was released in June 1991 as the lead single from their second album, Slave to the Grind (1991). It was written by bandmates Rachel Bolan and Dave "The Snake" Sabo.

Background

The song was the biggest hit on Slave to the Grind. Although the song did not appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, it reached number 13 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.[1] The song also charted at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 31
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 59
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 77
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 19
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[1] 13

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom June 3, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Atlantic [8]
Australia June 17, 1991 Cassette [9]
July 1, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [10]
Japan July 10, 1991 Mini-CD [11]

Covers

  • Croatian hard rock band Animal Drive covered the song on their EP Back to the Roots (2019).[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Skid Row Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  2. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart on 15/6/1991 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ "Skid Row – Monkey Business". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 1600". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 27. July 9, 1991. p. 45.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Monkey Business". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Skid Row – Monkey Business". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 1, 1991. p. 21.
  9. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 17/06/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 73. June 16, 1991. p. 18.
  10. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 1/07/91: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 75. June 30, 1991. p. 20.
  11. ^ "スキッド・ロウ | モンキー・ビジネス" [Skid Row | Monkey Business] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "ANIMAL DRIVE Covers SKID ROW, WARRANT, WHITESNAKE Classics On 'Back To The Roots' EP". Blabbermouth.net. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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