| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | ||||
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 One of original 1961 North American variants of the standard artwork | ||||
| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Blue Hawaii | ||||
| B-side | "Rock-A-Hula Baby" | |||
| Released | November 21, 1961 | |||
| Recorded | March 23, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Elvis Presley (Joseph Lilley for Paramount Pictures)[3] | |||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc.[2] The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour",[4] a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini. The song was initially written from the perspective of a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" and "sin" rather than words rhyming with "you".[5]
Recorded by singer and actor Elvis Presley, it was part of the album, Blue Hawaii (1961), the soundtrack to the movie Blue Hawaii. The song was recorded subsequently in the 1960s by Perry Como, the Lennon Sisters, Doris Day, Patti Page, Andy Williams, Al Martino and Keely Smith.[6] In the 1970s, the song was recorded by Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, The Stylistics, Shirley Bassey, and Engelbert Humperdinck.[7] Through the decades, European artists, including a Swedish group named A-Teens, and a British singing group, UB40, recorded their own versions. Newer versions continue to be recorded by newer artists, such as Kacey Musgraves who recorded a version in 2022 for a movie about Elvis Presley.[6]
This song was ranked one of the greatest songs of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2012 it was ranked at #403.[8]
- ^ a b Breihan, Tom (February 11, 2022). "The Number Ones: UB40's "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You". Stereogum. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Elvis Presley - A Life in Music by Ernst Jorgensen p.151-152
- ^ "Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ Peterik, Jim (2010). Songwriting for Dummies. Wiley. ISBN 9780470890417. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Willman, Chris (May 2, 2022). "Kacey Musgraves Is Covering 'Can't Help Falling in Love' for 'Elvis' Film Soundtrack". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Versions of "Can't Help Falling in Love". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 11, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2021.