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"The Monkey That Became President" is a song written and recorded by the American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in June 1972 as the second and final single from the album, We All Got Together and.... The song peaked at number 11 on the U.S. country singles chart and at number 9 on the Canadian country singles chart.[1]
| "The Monkey That Became President" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Tom T. Hall | ||||
| from the album We All Got Together and... | ||||
| B-side | "Pamela Brown" | |||
| Released | June 19, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1971 Mercury Custom Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Mercury 73297 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom T. Hall | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Tom T. Hall singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe narrator pokes fun at government by showing that a monkey can perform duties better than politicians.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 11 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 149.
- ^ "Tom T. Hall Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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