Code Monkey (song)

"Code Monkey" is a song by Jonathan Coulton, released on 14 April 2006^[1] and part of his album Thing a Week Three released in December 2006. It is one of his most popular songs^[2] and has since been downloaded over one million times.^[3] The song is about a computer programmer who thinks in ape-like terms, and has been described as a "rocking anthem about dead-end programming jobs."^[4]

"Code Monkey"
Song by Jonathan Coulton
from the album Thing a Week Three
Released	April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14)
Recorded	April 2006
Length	3:10
Label	Self-released
Songwriter(s)	Jonathan Coulton
Producer(s)	Jonathan Coulton

The song was accidentally mastered and released in mono on the album Thing a Week Three. Jonathan Coulton later released the song in stereo for his compilation album JoCo Looks Back.^[5] Although it does not have an official music video, it is still Coulton's most popular original song^{[citation needed]}, having developed a small-yet-devoted cult following.^{[citation needed]}

In other media

A music video for the song was created by Mike Spiff Booth using imagery from the World of Warcraft video game series and uploaded to YouTube on September 23, 2006.^[6]

The song has appeared in television commercials, and is the theme song for the G4 television network show Code Monkeys.^[7]

In 2008, the song was featured in an animated video presented at a free ASIFA event, written by Tom Weiser and IdleAmbition.

In 2012, Chicago-based performance troupe VStheUNIVERSE released a short film based on Coulton's work entitled "Code Monkey."