No Fun Mondays

On March 23, 2020, Billie Joe Armstrong released the first song of the series, "I Think We're Alone Now", on the Green Day YouTube channel, announcing the series at the same time.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays-lockdown-cover-avengers-2645660|title=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong shares new 'No Fun Mondays' lockdown cover|last1=Aubrey|first1=Elizabeth|date=April 13, 2020|website=NME|access-date=October 6, 2020}} The description of the video reads "Dear friends.. While we've all been in quarantine I've been reflecting on the things that matter the most in my life. Family, friends and of course music. I recorded a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells "I think we're alone now" in my bedroom. I figure if we have to spend this time in isolation at least we can be alone together. Love BJ." The next week, a cover of "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" was released and, a week after that, a cover of "Manic Monday" featuring a video appearance from Susanna Hoffs. On October 6, it was announced the series would be released as a 14-track album.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-covers-album-no-fun-mondays-1071412/|title=Billie Joe Armstrong to Release Quarantine Covers Album 'No Fun Mondays'|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|date=October 6, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 6, 2020}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-fun-mondays-mw0003436579|title=Billie Joe Armstrong – No Fun Mondays|work=AllMusic|access-date=March 24, 2024}}

| rev2 = Clash

| rev2score = 6/10{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays|title=Billie Joe Armstrong – No Fun Mondays {{!}} Reviews|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=November 26, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays-review-2825430|title=Billie Joe Armstrong – 'No Fun Mondays' review: a snapshot of 2020 told through cover songs|work=NME|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=December 1, 2020}}

| rev4 = Punknews.org

| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=River |first=Julie |date=November 27, 2020 |title=Billie Joe Armstrong – No Fun Mondays |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/17386/billie-joe-armstrong-no-fun-mondays |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=Punknews.org |language=en}}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |date=December 2020 |title=Quick Hits |url=http://archive.org/details/rolling-stone-december-2020_202012 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=70}}

| MC = 68/100{{cite web |title=Reviews for No Fun Mondays by Billie Joe Armstrong |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/no-fun-mondays/billie-joe-armstrong |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=Metacritic}}

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{{Metacritic album prose|No Fun Mondays|positive|68|7}} Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic calls the album "a bit of a lark, unexpected in its energy but not its contents." Clash editor Robin Murray calls it "a real blast"., and Julie River of Punknews.org calls it "a pop-rocking good time." At NME, editor Andrew Trendell says "Armstrong paints a pretty spot-on portrait of what it’s like to be alive in 2020, told through the hidden gems of his record collection and delivered with the heart and energy that you’ve always known him for." Rolling Stone calls the album "a batch of fun covers"

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Original artist

| total_length = 40:21

| title1 = I Think We're Alone Now

| writer1 = Ritchie Cordell

| extra1 = Tommy James and the Shondells

| length1 = 2:15

| title2 = War Stories

| writer2 = {{hlist|Liam L'Estrange|John Martin|Terence Sharpe}}

| extra2 = The Starjets

| length2 = 2:42

| title3 = Manic Monday

| writer3 = Prince

| extra3 = The Bangles/Prince

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Corpus Christi

| writer4 = {{hlist|Penelope Houston|Bradley Grant Kent|Daniel J. O'Brien|James Calvin Wilsey}}

| extra4 = Avengers

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = That Thing You Do!

| writer5 = Adam Schlesinger

| extra5 = The Wonders

| length5 = 2:49

| title6 = Amico

| writer6 = {{hlist|Don Backy|Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti|Burt Bacharach|Bob Hilliard}}

| extra6 = Don Backy

| length6 = 2:28

| title7 = You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

| writer7 = Johnny Thunders

| extra7 = Johnny Thunders

| length7 = 3:31

| title8 = Kids in America

| writer8 = {{hlist|Marty Wilde|Ricky Wilde}}

| extra8 = Kim Wilde

| length8 = 3:09

| title9 = Not That Way Anymore

| writer9 = {{hlist|Stephen Bator|Frank Secich}}

| extra9 = Stiv Bators

| length9 = 2:53

| title10 = That's Rock 'n' Roll

| writer10 = Eric Carmen

| extra10 = Eric Carmen

| length10 = 2:59

| title11 = Gimme Some Truth

| writer11 = John Lennon

| extra11 = John Lennon

| length11 = 2:48

| title12 = Whole Wide World

| writer12 = Eric Goulden

| extra12 = Wreckless Eric

| length12 = 3:19

| title13 = Police on My Back

| writer13 = Edmond Grant

| extra13 = The Equals

| length13 = 3:11

| title14 = A New England

| writer14 = Billy Bragg

| extra14 = Billy Bragg

| length14 = 2:09

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of No Fun Mondays.{{cite AV media notes |title=No Fun Mondays |publisher=Reprise Records |year=2020 |type=liner notes |last=Armstrong |first=Billie Joe}}

Musicians

• Billie Joe Armstrong – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, and drums
• Chris Dugan – drums (tracks 4, 8, 9, and 11)
• Bill Schneider – bass guitar (track 8)
• Jason White – guitar (track 8)

Technical personnel

• Billie Joe Armstrong – production, engineering (including track 11), mixing (track 14), front cover photo
• Chris Dugan – mastering, mixing, engineering (tracks 4, 8, 9, 11)
• Chris Bilheimer – design
• Greg Schneider – design
• Stephen Walker – design

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Category:2020 compilation albums

Category:Billie Joe Armstrong albums

Category:2020s covers albums