Monster Mash

"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. The "Monster Mash" single was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20–27 of that year, just before Halloween. It has been a perennial Halloween favorite ever since. In 2021, nearly 60 years after its release, "Monster Mash" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 37.

For other uses, see Monster Mash (disambiguation).
"Monster Rap" redirects here. Not to be confused with Rap Monster.

"Monster Mash"
Side A of the 7-inch U.S. vinyl single (1962)
Single by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
from the album The Original Monster Mash
B-side"Monsters' Mash Party"
ReleasedAugust 25, 1962
RecordedMay 1962
Genre
Length3:14
LabelGarpax (US)
London (UK)
Songwriter(s)
  • Bobby Pickett
  • Lenny Capizzi
Producer(s)Gary S. Paxton
Audio sample
The sample shows Pickett's Bela Lugosi impression and his Boris Karloff voice style which was the inspiration for the song.
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