"Goin' Down" is a song by the American pop rock band the Monkees, written by all four members of the group along with Diane Hildebrand.
It was first released as the B-side to the "Daydream Believer" single on Colgems Records on October 25, 1967, in support of the band's fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Michael Nesmith explained, "Peter [Tork] had always loved to jam on 'Parchman Farm' and started off on this thing.
"[3] Tork added, "Somebody gave me an arrangement of 'Parchman Farm' that a friend of theirs had sort of generated – the real folk process at work.
'"[1] The song features energetic, rapid lead vocals by Dolenz and big band influences, with an arrangement by jazz musician Shorty Rogers and a high-note trumpet solo by Wrecking Crew member Bud Brisbois.
[7][1] In 2012, the song was featured on an episode of the television series Breaking Bad, during a scene in which characters cook methamphetamine.
Because the rights to the band's catalog remained with the record company, he was not consulted in advance on the song's use, and said he "didn't make a dime" from it.
[8] Adapted from Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.: Deluxe Edition CD liner notes.