Smash Mouth liked their cover of The Monkees’ “I’m a Believer” that appeared in Shrek. Members of the band were concerned about the film’s quality. Both the original song and the cover were huge hits.

Is ‘I’m a Believer’ Micky Dolenz’s favorite song by The Monkees? Forbes’ Jim Clash asked Dolenz to name his favorite Monkees song. Dolenz found the task impossible. He said it was as difficult as ...

Then came "Daydream Believer." Released on Oct. 25, 1967, the heartfelt ballad featured Davy Jones, who was just 21 years old when the single arrived. With its unforgettable melody and Jones' warm ...

One of The Monkees' most unusual 1967 recordings paired a song inspired by unrest on the Sunset Strip with a groundbreaking ...

Some things can’t be explained. Take The Monkees. In the mid-sixties, a comedic television show parodying a struggling rock band living on a California beach unexpectedly caught fire on NBC, the host ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Does it count as ...

The Monkees were a prefab rock band created by TV executives for an eponymous sitcom that ran from 1966 to 1968. During that time, the group racked up six top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ...