"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes.

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Monster Mash · Bobby "Boris" Pickett · The Crypt-Kickers The Original Monster Mash ℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited Released on: 1991-01-01...

2010年10月4日 · "MONSTER MASH" ~ Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt Kickers (1962) Garpax Records #44167Words and Music by: B. Pickett & L. CapizziFlip side of "Monsters' Ma...

The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other...

Pickett co-wrote "Monster Mash" with Leonard Capizzi in May 1962. The song is a spoof on the dance crazes popular at the time, including the Twist and the Mashed Potato, which inspired the title.

The Original Monster Mash is the only studio album by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers. It was recorded and released in late 1962, following the success of Pickett's " Monster Mash " single.

2024年10月31日 · Seeing the light of day in the autumn of 1962, “Monster Mash” seemed the ideal Halloween single, but it spooked the BBC who banned it, feeling the song was “too morbid” for the airwaves.

2024年10月16日 · On October 20, 1962, the quirky and spooky song “Monster Mash” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, just in time for Halloween. The self-described “graveyard smash” becomes a literal...

On October 20, 1962, the original release hit #1 in the US. The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on August 29, 1970 peaking at #91, and then again on May 5, 1972 when it went all the way to #10. The song has sold over four million copies and continues to be a Halloween favorite. >>

2023年10月20日 · The song, co-written by Pickett and Leonard Capizzi, featured on the album The Original Monster Mash, was a hit in the United States but was actually banned in the UK because the BBC felt it was “too morbid.”