| "Last Train to Clarksville" | ||||
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| Single by the Monkees | ||||
| from the album The Monkees | ||||
| B-side | "Take a Giant Step" | |||
| Released | August 16, 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 25, 1966 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor (Hollywood, California) | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Colgems 1001 | |||
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| "Last Train To Clarksville" (Official Live Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Last Train to Clarksville" is a song by American rock band the Monkees. It was released as the band's debut single on August 16, 1966, and was later included on the group's self-titled album, which was released on October 10, 1966.[4] The song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood on July 25, 1966,[4] and was already on the Boss Radio "Hit Bounds" playlist on August 17, 1966.[5] The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 5, 1966.[6] Lead vocals were performed by the Monkees' drummer, Micky Dolenz.[7] "Last Train to Clarksville" was featured in seven episodes of the band's television series, the most for any Monkees song.
- ^ "August 1966: The Monkees Debut with LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE | Rhino".
- ^ a b Stanley, Bob (2014). "Bubblegum Is the Naked Truth: The Monkees". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 205.
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- ^ "KHJ's 'Boss 30' Records In Southern California! Issue No. 59 - Previewed August 17, 1966". August 17, 1966. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Brown, Ashley, ed. (1990). Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. Six (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 1-85435-021-8.
- ^ "Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees Songfacts".