A Little Less Conversation

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"A Little Less Conversation" is a song written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange and was originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Live a Little, Love a Little in 1968. It was released by RCA Victor as a single (the B-side being "Almost in Love"), but the release was only a moderate success, indicative of the diminishing returns Presley's movie recordings were exhibiting at the time.

Soon after the release of the single, Presley re-recorded the song for the soundtrack of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special, though this track was not used in the program and would circulate on bootlegs for years before being officially released by RCA in the 1990s.

The original song was one of several Elvis songs featured in the film "3000 Miles to Graceland" starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner.

In 2002, the Comeback Special version of the song was remixed by Junkie XL and became a Number 1 hit in over 20 countries. At about the same time, a compilation of Presley's U.S. Number 1 chart hits, entitled ELV1S 30 #1 Hits, was being prepared for release. "A Little Less Conversation" (remix version) was quickly added as the album's 31st track just before its release in October 2002.

The remixed song was used by Nike as the background music to a series of TV commercials featuring international soccer stars in conjunction with the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It was also featured in the 2001 version of the movie, Ocean's Eleven and is the opening theme of the broadcast version (in some countries, including the U.S.) but not the DVD of the NBC television series, Las Vegas. It was also used on Konami's European adaptation of their flagship dancing simulation VG Dance Dance Revolution, on the soundtrack of Dancing Stage MegaMix. This song was used as Howard Dean's campaign theme song for his failed 2004 presidential campaign. [1]

The song sprang to a yet new life during a crazed dance routine, as showcased by American Idol contestants Jon Peter Lewis and Chris Daughtry, as well as a result of its being played during Robert and Amy's (Brad Garrett and Monica Horan) first dance in the wedding episode of the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond that was aired May 19, 2003.

Preceded by "Without Me" by Eminem	ARIA (Australia) number one single June 23, 2002 - July 7, 2002	Succeeded by "Without Me" by Eminem
Preceded by "Without Me" by Eminem	ARIA (Australia) number one single July 28, 2002	Succeeded by "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton
Preceded by "Light My Fire" by Will Young	UK Singles Chart number one single June 16, 2002 - July 13, 2002	Succeeded by "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)" by Gareth Gates