Nicholas Schaffner's description, this image led "one crusty columnist to rail against the importation of American 'sick humor' into the United Kingdom". Such was the Beatles' status, they were scrutinised in the press when, like "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out", the single failed to top all of the UK's sales charts straightaway. On the Record Retailer chart (subsequently adopted as the UK Singles Chart), "Paperback Writer" entered at number 2, behind Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night", before taking the top position the following week. On the national chart compiled by Melody Maker, the song debuted at number 1, remaining there for a total of four weeks. Amid a climate of failing domestic economy, despite the country's strong exports through music, the record's UK sales were the lowest for any Beatles single since "Love Me Do" in 1962. In the US, "Paperback Writer" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks. It replaced the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" and was then deposed by Sinatra's single for a week before returning to number 1. It was certified as a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America on 14 July. The single also topped the charts in Australia, West Germany and many other countries around the world. The song's release coincided with London being feted by the US media as the "Swinging City" of international culture. In his book on the 1960s, social historian Arthur Marwick says the Beatles represented the popular image of a phenomenon in which "hitherto invisible swathes of British society became visible and assertive" and "Paperback Writer" was the song that best conveyed "the new class-defying tide of individualistic enterprise". "Paperback Writer" was the only new song the Beatles included in their 1966 tour setlist. Their inability to reproduce the layered vocal effect of the studio recording was a source of embarrassment for the group, however. In addition to moulding their characters and sound on the Beatles, the Monkees used "Paperback Writer" as the basis for their debut single, "Last Train to Clarksville". Subsequent releases and other versions A stereo mix of "Paperback Writer" was first carried out in late October 1966 for inclusion on the UK compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies and then appeared in an alternate stereo mix on the 1970 US compilation album Hey Jude. Following the Beatles' break-up, the song was included on compilations such