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"'''Code Monkey'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s sixth album, [[Thing a Week Three]].  It is one of Jonathan's most recognizable and best known songs, a concert staple and an identifier of his place in the [[Wikipedia:Geek rock|geek rock]] genre.
 
 
 
== History ==
 
"Code Monkey" was released as the twenty-ninth [[Thing a Week]] on April 14th, 2006.  Jonathan claims in the [[joco:/2006/04/14/thing-a-week-29-code-monkey|blog]] entry for "Code Monkey" that the song isn't autobiographical, though he did use the term "code monkey" to refer to himself and his co-workers.
 
 
 
Shortly after its release, "Code Monkey" was [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/04/23/159227 linked to] on Slashdot.org; the resultant [[Wikipedia:Slashdot effect|traffic overload]] caused jonathancoulton.com to go down for over twenty-four hours.
 
 
 
== Other versions ==
 
Quick Stop Entertainment sponsored a [http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2006/11/18/contest-code-monkey-remix/ "Code Monkey Remix" contest] from November 11th, 2006, to December 19th, 2006.  Contestants were able to download the source files for the song and remix them as they saw fit.  Four of the five winning entries can be found [http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2006/12/20/code-monkey-contest-judging/ here].  One of the winners, [[The Doifter|Kristen Shirts]], has since gone on to cover other Jonathan Coulton songs; she has also accompanied Jonathan live at several concerts in New York City as well as at the [[San Francisco, CA: 2008-02-22‎|San Francisco DVD show]].
 
 
 
[http://www.fredleo.com/ Fred Leo] created a version of Code Monkey with an additional guitar track after Jonathan made a remark as to how boring the existing guitar parts sound. It is available from [http://www.fredleo.com/2010/03/28/that-code-monkey-version-with-extra-guitar-track/ one of his blog posts]. <ref>http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/12/05/link-roundup/</ref>
 
 
 
Jonathan has also created two "PG" versions of "Code Monkey", where the "cuss words" ("''goddamn''" and "''crap''") have been blanked out (blog entry [[joco://2006/05/29/pg-code-monkey/|here]]) and one with the "bad words reversed" (blog entry [[joco:2006/05/30/code-monkey-like-back-masking/|here]]).
 
 
 
The Grammar Club has also released [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/07/08/the-grammar-club-code-monkey/ their own version of the song], which includes a rap between the second and third verses.
 
 
 
It has also been covered by Scottish musician Ross Gilchrist, and is available on his [http://www.facebook.com/#!/DrRosko?v=app_178091127385 Facebook page].
 
 
 
== Live performance ==
 
"Code Monkey" is one of Jonathan's most regularly played songs; it is believed that Jonathan has performed it in every concert since its release.  In live performances, the song is typically slowed down tremendously from the Thing a Week release, becoming more of a ballad.  When performing with [[Paul and Storm]], they usually accompany Jonathan with backing vocals.  In addition, the song has been played in multiple variations; while accompanied by Kristen Shirts on ukelele, with [[Emily]] doing the [[Code Monkey Dance]], or Jonathan himself using a [[wikipedia:Tenori-on|Tenori-on]].
 
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
* "Code Monkey" is listed as one of the four most popular songs on Jonathan Coulton's [[joco:primer/listen/|Listening Suggestions]] page.
 
* This song was used as the theme song for the [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068683/ G4TV series, ''Code Monkeys''].
 
* [[Wikipedia:Fritos|Fritos]] is a brand of corn chip.
 
* [[Wikipedia:Tab_(soft_drink)|Tab]] is a diet cola, and [[Wikipedia:Mountain_Dew|Mountain Dew]] is a citrus soda.  Both are known for being heavily caffeinated.
 
* [[Spiff]]'s World of Warcraft machinima video for "Code Monkey" has been viewed over 5,000,000 times.
 
* The online rhythm game 'Osu!' has "Code Monkey" as one of the downloadable tracks; it includes the aforementioned machinima video as the background.
 
* Code Monkey was no. 6 on CNN's list of [http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/10/geek.anthems/ The Top 10 Geek Anthems of All Time].
 
 
 
== Availability ==
 
=== Downloads ===
 
"Code Monkey" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/Code+Monkey|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-iii/|Thing a Week III]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.
 
 
 
Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]
 
 
 
=== CD ===
 
"Thing a Week III" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton6 here].
 
 
 
=== Other versions ===
 
A karaoke version of "Code Monkey" (studio recording version) is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].
 
 
 
== Themes ==
 
* [[Cake]]
 
* [[Computers]]
 
* [[Fritos]]
 
* [[Monkeys]]
 
* [[Unrequited love]]
 
* [[Work]]
 
 
 
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Revision as of 12:17, 15 August 2011

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