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5 October 1962 |
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Recorded |
11 September 1962 |
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Genre |
Merseybeat |
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Label |
Paulophone |
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Songwriter(s) |
Nasty/McQuickly |
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"Monkey On My Back", occasionally labeled as "Rut Me Do",[1] is the debut single by The Rutles on the Parlourphone label, backed with Number One and was released on the album Please Rut Me.The song was written by Nasty-McQuickly.[2]
Releases[]
- Initially released as a single, with Number One as its A-side.
- Released on the album Please Rut Me.
- Live version was released on Live at the BBC.
- Re-Released of The Early Rutles, 20 Greatest Hits and 1.
- Re-recorded by Barry Wom on his 1998 album Horizontal Boi.
- Remixed version released on the B-Side of "Hard to Get" and on the 2023 expanded remix of The Rutles compilation.
The original 1962 single cover using the title "Rut Me Do".