(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

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“(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone”

B-side to "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees
Released	November 12, 1966
Recorded	Western Recorders, Studio 1, Hollywood, July 26, 1966
Genre	Pop music
Label	Colgems 66-1002 / RCA 1560
Writer	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
Producer	Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart

"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was a hit for The Monkees (US #20) (making it the first Monkees B-side to chart)^[1] and was covered by many artists, such as Paul Revere and the Raiders (whose version actually predated the Monkees), Flies, The Sex Pistols, Minor Threat, and Six Feet Under. It was also a hit for PJ & Duncan in 1996, when it reached number 11 on the British Singles Chart.^[2]

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.

Musicians featured on the recording are: Lead vocal by Micky Dolenz, backing vocal: Tommy Boyce, Guitar: Wayne Erwin, Gerry McGee, Louie Shelton, Organ: Bobby Hart, Bass: Larry Taylor, Drums: Billy Lewis, Percussion: Henry Levvy