''No Fun Mondays'' is a compilation album of cover songs by

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frontman

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, released on November 27, 2020. The project consists of 14

cover songs In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or Sound recording and reproduction, recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referr ...

released during

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for the

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as part of the "No Fun Mondays" series of songs, in which Armstrong would release a cover song onto the

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channel every so often usually on a Monday as the title suggests.

Recording and release

On March 23, 2020, Billie Joe Armstrong released the first song of the series, "

I Think We're Alone Now "I Think We're Alone Now" is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was a major hit for group, reaching number 4 on the US Hot 100 in April 1967. It finished at No. 12 on ''Bil ...

", on the

YouTube channel, announcing the series at the same time. The description of the video reads "Dear friends.. While we've all been in quarantine I've been reflecting on the things that matter the most in my life. Family, friends and of course music. I recorded a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells "I think we're alone now” in my bedroom. I figure if we have to spend this time in isolation at least we can be alone together. Love BJ." The next week, a cover of "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" was released and, a week after that, a cover of "Manic Monday" featuring a video appearance from

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. On October 6, it was announced the series would be released as a 14-track album.

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians *Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, and drums *

Chris Dugan Chris Dugan (born May 11, 1973) is an American Grammy-winning audio engineer, cinematographer, record producer, musician, and singer, best known as the drummer of the Effection and as an audio engineer for Green Day. In 2018, along with Green Da ...

– drums (tracks 8, 9, and 11) * Bill Schneider – bass guitar (track 8) * Jason White – guitar (track 8) ;Technical personnel *Billie Joe Armstrong – production, engineering (including track 11), and drum mixing (track 14) *Chris Dugan – engineering (tracks 9 and 11), drum mixing, and mastering

Charts

References

{{Green Day 2020 compilation albums Billie Joe Armstrong albums Covers albums