Code Monkey (song)

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"Code Monkey"
Song by Jonathan Coulton
from the album Thing a Week Three
ReleasedApril 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)
RecordedApril 2006
Length3:10
Label Self-released
Songwriter Jonathan Coulton
Producer Jonathan Coulton

"Code Monkey" is a song by Jonathan Coulton, released on 14 April 2006 [1] and part of his album Thing a Week Three released in December 2006. It is one of his most popular songs [2] and has since been downloaded over one million times. [3] The song is about a computer programmer who thinks in ape-like terms, and has been described as a "rocking anthem about dead-end programming jobs." [4]

The song was accidentally mastered and released in mono on the album Thing a Week Three. Jonathan Coulton later released the song in stereo for his compilation album JoCo Looks Back . [5] Although it does not have an official music video, it is still Coulton's most popular original song.[ citation needed ]

In other media

A music video for the song was created by Mike Spiff Booth using imagery from the World of Warcraft video game series and uploaded to YouTube on September 23, 2006. [6]

The song has appeared in television commercials, and is the theme song for the G4 television network show Code Monkeys . [7]

In 2008, the song was featured in an animated video presented at a free ASIFA event, written by Tom Weiser and IdleAmbition.

In 2012, Chicago-based performance troupe VStheUNIVERSE released a short film based on Coulton's work entitled "Code Monkey."

References

  1. ↑ "Thing a Week 29 – Code Monkey"
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Coulton Answers Your Questions". Slashdot , 5/31/2011.
  3. ↑ (No author.) "Pop songs based on office life are missing from musical history," The Times (United Kingdom), Section: Features, What else happened, pg. 2 – Career, June 7, 2007.
  4. ↑ Clive Thompson. "Sex, Drugs and Updating Your Blog". The New York Times , 5/13/2011.
  5. ↑ Coulton, Jonathan (October 10, 2008). "Funny Story". JonathanCoulton.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ Mike Spiff Booth. "Code Monkey Music Video"
  7. ↑ Coulton, Jonathan (June 11, 2007). "Code Monkeys". JonathanCoulton.com. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
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