(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

1966 song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone the manga I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone: Shameless February 2011 (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Paul Revere & the Raiders Midnight Ride May 9, 1966 1966 Rock garage rock proto-punk Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart Terry Melcher "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a rock song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by the English band the Liverpool Five in early 1966 but remained unreleased before summer of that same year. In the meantime, the American band Paul Revere & the Raiders recorded the song which appeared on their album Midnight Ride, released in May 1966. The song is simple musically, with a repeating verse chord progression of E major, G major, A major, and C major, and a repeating bridge in cut time of E major, G major, A major, and G major. Monkees version (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone by the Monkees.jpg US picture sleeve (reverse) single the Monkees More of the Monkees I'm a Believer November 12, 1966 July 26, 1966 Western, Hollywood *Garage rockKim Cooper David Smay Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears https://books.google.com/books?id=X4Y5NIyCikIC May 2001 Feral House 9780922915699 7633 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999 Mike Segretto 2022 1967 141–142 Backbeat 9781493064601 https://books.google.com/books?id=jtNtEAAAQBAJ proto-punk psychedelic rock The Alternative Jukebox Larry Bradley November 4, 2014 The 1960s: The Monkees - "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone 21 Cassell 978-1-84403-789-6 https://books.google.com/books?id=w_phoAEACAAJ 2:23 Colgems Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart Tommy Boyce Bobby Hart Last Train to Clarksville 1966 I'm a Believer (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You 1967 Official audio -mZ_YDzoKmE "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (2006 Remaster) "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is best known as a hit for the Monkees. Released in November 1966, the song became the first Monkees B-side to chart, reaching #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.Whitburn Joel Top Pop Singles 1955–1996 1997 Record Research Inc. 0-89820-122-5 Musicians featured on the recording are Micky Dolenz (lead vocal), Tommy Boyce (backing vocal), Wayne Erwin and Gerry McGee (rhythm guitar), Louis Shelton (lead guitar), Bobby Hart (Vox Continental organ), Larry Taylor (bass), Billy Lewis (drums) and Henry Lewy (percussion). The single, stereo album, and mono album versions contain several differences. In the stereo version, the track's title is sung just before the second verse, whereas on the single and mono album versions, this segment is left instrumental. The stereo version has an edit in the fadeout, but the mono album version does not have this edit and therefore has a longer coda. The single also does not have the edit, but it fades out earlier than does the mono album. All Monkees hits compilations through the mid-1980s used the stereo version, and afterward typically used the single version. The Monkees' version is featured in the "romp" segments of several episodes of the group's television series. It has also been heard in episodes of shows such as The Queen's Gambit and Zoo. Other versions The song has been covered by many artists. Among the more notable is Modern Rocketry's version in 1983, which reached number 7 on the U.S. Hot Dance/Disco chart, and PJ & Duncan's version in 1996, which reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 27 on the UK Airplay Chart.https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-04-13.pdf#page=15 Top 50 Airplay Hits Music Week April 13, 1996 15 March 18, 2026 A baggy version by the Farm was popular in clubs in 1990 and eventually reached number 58 in the UK. The punk bands Sex Pistols, State of Alert, the Queers, and Minor Threat also recorded versions of the song.Warwick, Kutner, & Brown, The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums, Omnibus Press 2004, and Xit 86 (2013). 1-84449-058-0 References Category:1966 songs Category:1966 singles Category:1996 singles Category:Songs written by Tommy Boyce Category:The Monkees songs Category:Paul Revere & the Raiders songs Category:Ant & Dec songs Category:Song recordings produced by Tommy Boyce Category:Song recordings produced by Bobby Hart Category:Song recordings produced by Terry Melcher Category:Songs written by Bobby Hart Category:Protopunk songs Category:American garage rock songs Category:American psychedelic rock songs