The song was written by Prince (under the pseudonym Christopher, a reference to his character Christopher Tracy from Under The Cherry Moon).

A teaser before the full video provides some context for just how historic Prince's run was the year that "Manic Monday" was shot. [29] It stayed on the chart for seven weeks. ", "Prince Estate Releases Never-Before-Seen 'Manic Monday' Video", "allmusic ((( The Bangles > Overview )))", "Robert Hilburn Summer Pop Has Arraived on Airwaves", "allmusic ((( Different Light > Overview )))", "Billboard Hot 100: Week Ending April 19, 1986", The Irish Charts – Search Results – Manic Monday", "Manic Monday (Extended "California" Version) by the Bangles", Austriancharts.at – Bangles – Manic Monday", Norwegiancharts.com – Bangles – Manic Monday", Swisscharts.com – Bangles – Manic Monday", "Bangles Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", Offiziellecharts.de – Bangles – Manic Monday", "European Hot 100 Singles – Hot 100 of the Year 1986", "Billboard Top 100 – 1986 – Longbored Surfer – Charts", "British single certifications – Bangles – Manic Monday", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manic_Monday&oldid=981986949, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "When I first heard that 'oh whoa' melody I thought of, B. The song was written by Prince (under the pseudonym Christopher, a reference to his character Christopher Tracy from Under The Cherry Moon). It was a good song, but we didn't record it like 'This is our first hit single! [8] It was rumored by various writers that after Prince listened to the band's 1984 debut album All Over the Place, he gave the song to Bangles rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs, in hopes of winning her affection. It wasn't long after she heard "When Doves Cry," Hoffs says, that something serendipitous happened.

For the Bangles, "Manic Monday" was a career breakthrough and, according to Bangle Susanna Hoffs, the culmination of a magical series of events.

[9][10][11] Prince's original demo recording of the song would not be released until it appeared on the 2019 demo compilation Originals. The song became a breakout hit for American pop group, the Bangles, in 1986. The clip of the track, which appears on the recently-released Originals album, opens with Prince wearing tight black pants and a white tank top, doing a choreographed dance to his more baroque version of the song that would go on to become one of The Bangles' most iconic hits. In 2019, Prince’s own version was released as the third track on the posthumous album Originals. Hoffs still has that cassette.

"I'd never seen anybody play a guitar like that. The video, an Apple Music exclusive, is availabe in full here.