Last Train to Clarksville

"Last Train to Clarksville"
"Last Train to Clarksville"
	US single cover
Single by the Monkees
from the album The Monkees
B-side	"Take a Giant Step"
Released	August 16, 1966
Recorded	July 25, 1966; RCA Victor Studios, Studio A; Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country rock; folk rock; jangle pop; pop rock;
Length	2:46
Label	Colgems 1001
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce; Bobby Hart;
Producer(s)	Tommy Boyce; Bobby Hart;
The Monkees singles chronology
Music video
	"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.^[5] The song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood on July 25, 1966,^[5] and was already on the Boss Radio "Hit Bounds" playlist on August 17, 1966.^[6] The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 5, 1966.^[7] Lead vocals were performed by the Monkees' drummer, Micky Dolenz.^[8] "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".
^ Trigger (December 10, 2021). "More Than a Monkee: Mike Nesmith's Seminal Hand in Country Rock". Saving Country Music. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ ^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.
^ Cafarelli, Carl; Pig Gold, Gary (2001). "Good Clean Fun". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 75–79.
^ ^a ^b The Monkees Greatest Hits Rhino Entertainment R2 75785 Liner notes
^ "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".

[1] "August 1966: The Monkees Debut with LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE | Rhino".

[2] Trigger (December 10, 2021). "More Than a Monkee: Mike Nesmith's Seminal Hand in Country Rock". Saving Country Music. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[Stanley_2014-3] 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.

[Bubblegum_2001-4] Cafarelli, Carl; Pig Gold, Gary (2001). "Good Clean Fun". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 75–79.

[notes-5] The Monkees Greatest Hits Rhino Entertainment R2 75785 Liner notes

[6] "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.

[7] Brown, Ashley, ed. (1990). Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. Six (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 1-85435-021-8.

[songfacts-8] "Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees Songfacts".

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