A-side Monkey Magic Format 7" single Label Nippon Columbia | B-side A Fool! Genre Rock | |
Released December 25, 1978 (1978-12-25) | ||
"Monkey Magic" (モンキー・マジック, Monkī Majikku) is a song by Japanese rock band Godiego, serving as their 8th single. It is internationally known as the opening theme for the 1978 television series Saiyūki, known in the west as Monkey. The song peaked at #2 on the Oricon Charts and #4 on The Best Ten.
Contents
Track list
- "Monkey Magic"
- "A Fool"
- "Monkey Magic"
- "Gandhara"
- "Thank You, Baby"
- "The Birth of the Odyssey ~ Monkey Magic"
- "Gandhara"
Cover versions
A cover version of "Monkey Magic" by Orange Range was featured in the Nintendo DS video game, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. Animetal made their version on Animetal Marathon VII album. Another cover was featured in Lucky Star. Godiego released their own self cover on the single "Monkey Magic 2006". Also AAA made one for their cover album "CCC-CHALLENGE COVER COLLECTION-". The Japanese-Canadian pop group Monkey Majik (which took their name from the song) released a new cover version in 2007.
Korean pop singer E-Paksa performed a cover for a compilation of his unique variety of "ponchak" music, which was one featured on the Korean dance simulation game Pump it Up.
A cover of "Monkey Magic" was recorded by the American dance rock band Cobra Starship and released as a bonus track on their album Hot Mess through the German iTunes Store.