Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song)
| "Stuck on You" | ||||
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RCA Victor | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | Aaron Schroeder J. Leslie McFarland | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Stuck on You" (audio) on YouTube | ||||
"Stuck on You" was
US Army
, reaching number one in 1960 in the US.
He recorded the song during March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth overall. "Stuck on You" also peaked at number six on the R&B chart.[4] The song knocked Percy Faith's "Theme from A Summer Place" from the top spot, ending its nine-week run at number one on the chart. The record reached number three in the UK.
The song was written by
J. Leslie McFarland and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. The single had a special picture sleeve with the RCA Victor logo and catalog number on the top right corner and included, in large letters, "ELVIS" in red on the top right. On the bottom left appeared the statement: "Elvis' 1st new recording for his 50,000,000 fans all over the world." The U.S. picture sleeve had photos of Elvis on the left top corner and the lower right corner. The New Zealand sleeve did not have the photographs on the corners but had the "45 R.P.M." designation on the top right corner.[5]
Personnel
Sourced from AFM contracts.[6]
The Blue Moon Boys
- Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
- Scotty Moore - lead guitar
- D. J. Fontana - drums
Additional personnel and production staff
- Hank Garland - six-string “tic-tac” bass guitar
- Bob Moore - double bass
- Floyd Cramer - piano
- Buddy Harman - drums
- The Jordanaires - backing vocals
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
All-time charts
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See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1960 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s
References
- ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (CD liner). Elvis Presley. RCA Records. 2002. pp. 11, 18. 68079-2.)
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- ^ Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2018). "The Number Ones: Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
"Stuck On You" isn't one of those transcendent songs. It's an amiable midtempo blues shuffle...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
- ^ Stuck On You/Fame and Fortune. Discongs.
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)[full citation needed] - ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stuck on You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 7, 1960
- ^ Musicoutfitters.com
- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 24, 1960
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
