Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song)

"Stuck on You"
Cover art for Stuck on You single
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side"Fame and Fortune"
ReleasedMarch 23, 1960
RecordedMarch 20, 1960 (1960-03-20)[1]
StudioRCA Victor, Nashville
GenreRock and roll,[2] blues[3]
Length2:18
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Aaron Schroeder
J. Leslie McFarland
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"A Big Hunk o' Love" / "My Wish Came True"
(1959)
"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
(1960)
"It's Now or Never" / "A Mess of Blues"
(1960)
Music video
"Stuck on You" (audio) on YouTube

"Stuck on You" was Elvis Presley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the 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 Aaron Schroeder and 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]

  1. ^ ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (CD liner). Elvis Presley. RCA Records. 2002. pp. 11, 18. 68079-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Elvis for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. 5 June 2009. ISBN 9780470562086.
  3. ^ 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...
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
  5. ^ Stuck On You/Fame and Fortune. Discongs.

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