Blue Monday (date) Blue Monday (date) Blue Monday is a name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) claimed to be the most depressing day of the year. The concept was first publicised as part of a 2005 press release from holiday company Sky Travel, which claimed to have calculated the date using an equation. It takes into account weather conditions and thus only applies to the Northern Hemisphere. The idea is considered pseudoscience, with its formula derided by scientists as nonsensical. This date was published in a press release under the name of Cliff Arnall, at
I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday) I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday) "I Don't Have To Be Me ('til Monday)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Azar. It was released in October 2001 as the lead-off single from his album "Waitin' on Joe". The song peaked at number 2 on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Azar's highest-peaking single. Azar wrote this song with R.C. Bannon and Jason Young. It also peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his first and only Hot 100 entry, as well as his most