Skip to content

Leiber and Stoller’s throbbing new ballad was the first song they had written expressly for Elvis with no underlying sense of irony. It sold 1.3 million copies, which, even if significantly less than his customary standard, marked a singular success for an unapologetic, non-movie-related “heart song” – and it went to Number One on the charts. The B-side, a more conventional mid-tempo rocker, had been sitting on the shelf since the beginning of the previous year when it had been recorded and re-recorded, but it got its share of airplay as well.

X
Save On Apple Music Save On Deezer Save On Spotify
X
X

We're sorry, a Spotify Premium account is required to use this service. Start your free trial here.

We're sorry, this service doesn't work with Spotify on mobile devices yet. Please use the Spotify app instead.

X

You're signed in! About the streaming player:

Songs play if you keep the player window open. The music stops if you close the window. To keep the music playing while you visit other pages, two options:

  1. In top row of the player, click Pop-Up Player button to open player in a new window.
  2. Keep player open in a browser tab. Visit other pages in a separate tab.
X

We're sorry, this service doesn't work with Spotify on mobile devices yet. Please use the Spotify app instead.

You're signed in! About the streaming player:

Songs play if you keep the player window open. The music stops if you close the window. To keep the music playing while you visit other pages, two options:

  1. In top row of the player, click Pop-Up Player button to open player in a new window.
  2. Keep player open in a browser tab. Visit other pages in a separate tab.