Last Train to Clarksville Last Train to Clarksville "Last Train to Clarksville" was the debut single by The Monkees. It was released August 16, 1966 and later included on the group's 1966 self-titled album, which was released on October 10, 1966. The song, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood on July 25, 1966 and was already on the Boss Hit Bounds on 17 August 1966. The song topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 on November 5, 1966. Lead vocals were performed by The Monkees' drummer Micky Dolenz. "Last Train to Clarksville" was featured in seven
Last Train to Paris The latter has become the most successful, peaking at number 12 on the United States. On "Billboard" Hot 100, it marked as the top five or top ten, so much in Europe. During its opening week "Last Train to Paris" outperformed expectations, debuting eight places higher than predicted at number 7 on the US "Billboard" 200. It sold 101,000 copies, compared to the 60,000-70,000 copies that "Billboard" had predicted it would sell. Diddy described the "Last Train to Paris" as an "electro-hip-hop-soul funk" album which has been three years in the making. Diddy says the sound of this album was