 Recorded during the sessions for "The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees", their version of "D.W. Washburn" was the first single they released after the second and final season of their series on NBC concluded.All their previous singles reached the top 3 of the Billboard Top 100 due to strong promotion through their use in various episodes; without this exposure, the song became the band's first to miss the Top Ten in the U.S. "Billboard" charts, reaching No.19.