The latter song, written by legendary songwriting duo Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was released on Nov. 12, 1966, and was regularly featured on The Monkees TV show, which starred bandmates Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork.
In his 2015 book Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce & Hart, The Monkees, and Turning Mayhem Into Miracles, Hart recalled the studio sessions with The Monkees bandmates. “Having the background vocals already on the tracks gave an instant support to the leads,” he wrote. “On a song like ‘(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone,’ for instance, it’s easy to notice the symbiotic relationship between our voices and Micky’s.“
“It’s not just the blending of our voices on the three-part harmony of the chorus and the call and response background parts,” he wrote. “Tommy’s adlibs of ‘No!’ and ‘Oh, no not me’ and my scream of ‘Noooo!’ fit seamlessly into the breaks between Dolenz’s impeccable performance.”
“Steppin’ Stone” took a step back from The Monkees' bubblegum image. The song was hard-rocking enough to later be covered by the Sex Pistols on their 1979 album The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. The iconic punk band starring Johnny Rotten released their version as a single, and it gave “Steppin’ Stone” even more credibility in the eyes of Monkees band member Peter Tork.
Monkees fans still request ‘Steppin’ Stone’
Sixty years after “Steppin’ Stone" was released, fans still request the song from Dolenz, who is the last surviving member of the band and is currently on tour.
"Once they know they’re gonna get that, they come,” he said of the songs. “And I know that’s why they’re there, so I always give it to ’em. Every single show I do. I made that decision to do that a long, long time ago.”
Following Hart’s death in September 2025, Dolenz posted a TikTok tribute featuring a Monkees “romp” scene with "Steppin’ Stone” playing over it. "Still thinking about Bobby Hart," Dolenz captioned the clip. "He and Tommy gave us so many classics, and '(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone' was one of the first that really rocked on stage.”
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