| "Return to Sender" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Girls! Girls! Girls! | ||||
| B-side | "Where Do You Come from" | |||
| Released | October 2, 1962 | |||
| Recorded | March 27, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 2:09 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor[1] | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins[1] | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Return to Sender" (audio) on YouTube | ||||
"Return to Sender" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and featured in the film Girls! Girls! Girls!. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell to suit Presley's rock and roll musical style. The singer laments his relationship with a spiteful partner. Released on October 2, 1962, and published by Elvis Presley Music, the song became a commercial hit and received praise for its lyricism and melody.
The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and was the UK Christmas number one in 1962. It was also the first Christmas number one in the Irish Singles Chart. In the United States, "Return to Sender" reached No. 2 on the American Billboard singles chart, kept out of the top spot by The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry."[3] However, the song reached No. 1 on the rival Cash Box and Music Vendor singles charts. "Return to Sender" also went to No. 5 on the R&B charts.[4] The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of one million units in the US.
- ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 144–5. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. December 15, 1962. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.