I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side"My Baby Left Me"
ReleasedMay 4, 1956 (1956-05-04)
RecordedApril 14, 1956
StudioRCA Victor, Nashville
GenreRock and roll, ballad
Length2:37
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Maurice Mysels, Ira Kosloff
Producer(s)Steve Sholes
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Heartbreak Hotel"
(1956) 		"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You"
(1956) 		"Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"
(1956)

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" is a song written by Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff. It is best known for being Elvis Presley's seventh single release on the RCA Victor label, produced by Steve Sholes.[1] It was released in May 1956, becoming Presley's second number 1 single on the country music charts, and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Top 100 chart, an earlier version of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] Before the establishment of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958, there were a number of charts including Jukebox plays, Store charts, and Airplay charts; the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Sellers in Stores chart.[2]

  1. ^ a b Victor (2008), p. 251.
  2. ^ Worth, Fred (1992). Elvis: His Life from A to Z. Outlet. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-517-06634-8.