I Hate Mondays (song)

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"I Hate Mondays"
Single by Newton Faulkner
Released16 July 2010 (Australia)
Recorded8 April 2010
Genre Alternative, acoustic, comedy pop
Length4:02
Label Blue Sky Music
Songwriter(s) Michael Horgan (Horgs) (Hamish & Andy Show)
Newton Faulkner singles chronology
"Let's Get Together"
(2009)
"I Hate Mondays"
(2010)
"Write It On Your Skin"
(2012)

"I Hate Mondays" is a song by English singer-songwriter and musician Newton Faulkner. The song was released on 16 July 2010 in Australia. The song peaked at number 8 on the Australian Singles Chart. The lyrics to the song were written by Michael "Horgs" Horgan for the Hamish & Andy Show ; specifically, the lyrics were made for a segment of the show called "Horgs' Inventions", where Horgs noted that there hadn't been any songs about hating Mondays in a long time. Harry Connick Jr also performed a version of the song, but his version was not officially released as a single.

Contents

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "I Hate Mondays" - 4:02

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 8

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia16 July 2010Digital downloadBlue Sky Music

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