Can't Help Falling in Love
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour"[2] but with a different time signature. It was featured in Elvis Presley's 1961 film, Blue Hawaii. During the following four decades, it went on to be covered by numerous artists, like the British reggae group UB40, whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK charts, and Swedish pop group A-Teens.
Elvis Presley version
Elvis Presley's version of the song, which topped the British charts in 1962, has appeared in numerous other films, including Coyote Ugly and Walt Disney's Lilo and Stitch. The single is certified by the RIAA as a Platinum record, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the Elvis Presley version of the song peaked at number two on the pop chart and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart for six weeks.[3]
During Presley's late sixties and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the show's finale. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television special, and as the closer for his 1973 Global telecast, "Aloha from Hawaii". A version with a faster, more modern arrangement was used as the closing for Presley's final TV special, "Elvis in Concert."
Track listings
- 7" single
- "Can't Help Falling in Love"
- "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
UB40 version
In 1993, British reggae band UB40 covered the song, as first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released on May 10, 1993, in the majority of countries worldwide. It eventually climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at number 100 and appears in the soundtrack of the movie Sliver.[4] It remained at number one in the U.S. for seven weeks. It was also number 1 in the UK. It was a great success, reaching number one in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. The single version of the song has a slightly different backing rhythm and melody.
In the US, and on the Sliver soundtrack, the song title was listed as "Can't Help Falling In Love," rather than what appeared on the record sleeve.
Track listings
- CD single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
- "Jungle Love" (5:09)
- CD maxi
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
- "Jungle Love" (5:09)
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (Extended Mix) (6:03)
- 10" single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (Extended Mix) (6:03)
- "Jungle Love" (5:09)
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
- 7" single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
- "Jungle Love" (5:09)
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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End of year charts
End of year chart (1993) |
Position |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] |
3 |
End of year chart (1993) |
Position |
Australian Singles Chart[13] |
5 |
Austrian Singles Chart[14] |
5 |
Dutch Top 40[6] |
5 |
Swiss Singles Chart[15] |
6 |
End of decade charts
Chart (1990–1999) |
Position |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] |
22 |
Certifications
Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Austria[17] |
Gold |
January 10, 1994 |
15,000 |
France[18] |
Silver |
1993 |
125,000 |
Germany[19] |
Platinum |
1993 |
500,000 |
UK[20] |
Platinum |
July 1, 1993 |
600,000 |
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Chart successions
Order of precedence |
Preceded by
"All That She Wants" by Ace of Base |
UK Singles Chart number-one single
June 6, 1993 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"Dreams" by Gabrielle |
Preceded by
"What Is Love" by Haddaway |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
June 26, 1993 - July 17, 1993 |
Succeeded by
"Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat |
Preceded by
"Somebody Dance with Me" by DJ Bobo |
Swedish number-one single
June 30, 1993 - July 28, 1993 |
Succeeded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes |
Preceded by
"Informer" by Snow |
Australian (ARIA) number-one single
July 11, 1993 - August 22, 1993 |
Succeeded by
"The River of Dreams" by Billy Joel |
Preceded by
"Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat |
Austrian number-one single
July 18, 1993 - August 8, 1993 |
Succeeded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes |
Preceded by
"Weak" by SWV |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
July 24, 1993- September 4, 1993 |
Succeeded by
"Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey |
Preceded by
"What Is Love"" by Haddaway |
Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
July 31, 1993 - August 7, 1993 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by
"What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes |
A-Teens version
The song was the A-Teens's first single from their third album Pop 'til You Drop!, as well as for the Lilo & Stitch movie soundtrack, which was originally scheduled to include several Presley tracks, the A-Teens picking it for inclusion in the soundtrack. The video had thus tremendous exposure on several television channels, with the A-Teens eventually including the song in their third album. As a result, the song had two music videos, one to promote the Disney movie, the other for the album.
The song was a radio hit in the United States, and reached #12 in Sweden, #16 in Argentina and #41 in Australia. Despite the success of the song overseas, it failed to attract the rest of the Latin American public, due to the fact that there was a Spanish version of the song, performed by the Argentine group, Bandana. In addition, the A*Teens' version of the song was overshadowed by the promotion of Bandana's version.
Music video
The video was directed by Gregory Dark and filmed in Los Angeles, California. It had two different versions. The "Disney Version", as the fans named it, features scenes of the movie, and also new scenes of the A-Teens with beach costumes. The "A-Teens Version" of the video, features the A-Teens on the white background with different close-ups and choreography, and scenes with puppies and different costumes.
Releases
Tracks marked + are not A-Teens tracks.
European 2-Track CD Single
- Can't Help Falling in Love [Album Version] - 3:06
- Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - 3:27 +
European/Australian CD Maxi
- Can't Help Falling in Love [Album Version] - 3:06
- Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - 3:27 +
- He Mele, No Lilo - 2:28 +
Other artists who covered the song
- Keely Smith, whose cover was on the charts at the same time as Presley's.
- Perry Como, who included it in his September 1962 album, By Request (RCA Victor Records catalogue number LSP-2567).
- Patti Page, ( for the best of Patti Page special TV offer album).
- Doris Day, who included the song on her 1963 album, Love Him.
- In 1963, the American pop vocal group The Lettermen did a version in their album Kind of Love. It was also included in their The Lettermen: The Complete Hits Vol. 2
- In 1965, the American vocal group We Five performed a version in their album "You Were On My Mind".
- In 1967 Italian rock singer Bobby Solo released a cover of this song in Italian language, Te ne vai, on his album San Francisco.
- In 1969 the Greek expatriate band, Aphrodite's Child, released a version of this song entitled, "I Want to Live," on their album It's Five O'Clock. Their version uses different English lyrics and is more somber than the original.
- The uptempo version by Andy Williams peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1970.
- The Al Martino recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2746 and charted in 1970, peaking at number fifty-one on the Billboard charts and number fifty-seven on the Cash Box magazine Best-Selling Records list.
- Bob Dylan recorded a version of this song for New Morning sessions in 1970, which was released by Columbia against his will on the 1973 album, Dylan (Columbia Records).
- Raul Seixas, one of the most popular Brazilian singers, recorded a version of this song played only after the death of the singer.
- The Stylistics' disco version was a hit in the UK, climbing to No. 4 in June 1976.
- Shirley Bassey recorded a version of this song for a 1976 single.
- Abbey Road Records issued a version by Herb Reed & The Original Platters in 1977.
- During the 1980s, and again during the 2009 Working On a Dream Tour, Bruce Springsteen occasionally performed the song in his concert encores.
- Lick the Tins recorded a version that was a minor hit on the British charts and was featured in the ending credits of the films Some Kind of Wonderful and The Snapper.
- In 1987, Corey Hart's recording reached number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The cover and song were used with the image of forlorn animals in desperate need of rescue for a fundraising television commercial for the Ontario Humane Society.
- Australian band The Triffids recorded the song for their 1989 album The Black Swan. It was omitted from the final tracklist of the album, but released on the B-side of "Falling Over You", the second single from the album. The track was reinstated for the 2008 reissue of the album.
- U2 (label mates of The Triffids) used the song to close 87 of the 159 concerts on the U2 1992-1993 Zoo TV Tour. One such performance appears on the Zoo TV: Live from Sydney video and the Zoo TV Live CD released to U2.com subscribers.
- Bono, lead singer of U2, contributed a solo version of the song for the soundtrack to the 1992 movie, Honeymoon in Vegas.
- Swiss artist Stephan Eicher covered the song in his 1994 live album Non Ci Badar, Guarda e Passa.
- Ornel Hinds did a reggae version of the song.
- German Eurodance artist, Fancy (singer), did a synth-pop version in his 1996 album "Christmas In Vegas".
- David Thomas of Pere Ubu released one of the darkest and strangest versions of the song on the CD Meadville (1997), a live performance by David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.
- An instrumental version of it played by a brass band is used in the closing sequence of the 1998 Italian movie Radiofreccia.
- An uptempo dance version, titled "Techno Wondeland", remixed at 179 BPM, was included on the 1999 compilation Dancemania Speed 2. This was later included on the 2000 greatest hits compilation Dancemania Speed Best 2001 and the 2003 happy hardcore compilation Best of Hardcore.
- American rock band Eels covered the song during their Black Sessions show in 2000, and also as a B-Side for their single Souljacker. This later version appears on the Eels' 2008 album, Useless Trinkets.
- Hi-Standard had a version in their Love Is a Battlefield (EP) in 2001.
- British synthpop-duo Erasure covered the song in 2003 on their cover album Other People's Songs.
- Rick Astley covered the song for the album Portrait, in 2005, the song is confused with the song "Hopelessly".
- Richard Marx made two versions of the song in his album Ballads, one as a solo the other and notably in the release in the Far East of the Channel V At The Hard Rock Live album as a duet with Eric Moo.
- Clay Aiken performed a rendition of the song during the Elvis segment of his 2005 Jukebox Tour.
- In early 2006, Andrea Bocelli recorded a new version of the song for his album, Amore.
- F4, a Taiwanese boy band also sang the song in Chinese for the movie, Lilo and Stitch.
- CSJH The Grace. a South Korean girl group, made an a cappella cover of the song which included in their first single, too good. The a cappella cover song also featured as an intro in their Boomerang music video.
- Julio Iglesias, the Spanish superstar living in the United States, also recorded a version of the song.
- Dave Matthews frequently interpolates a verse of the song at concerts during the end of his song, "The Stone".
- Katharine McPhee performed the song on American Idol and recorded it later with Andrea Bocelli.
- Urbanize recorded a version of the song for "Liebe kommt aus dem Herzen."
- Vytautas Juozapaitis, a soloist of Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre recorded a Lithuanian version entitled "Negaliu Nemyleti" on his debut album Negaliu Nemyleti (Can't Help Falling In Love) released in 2004.
- The Skank Agents, a ska band from San Diego, CA, covered the song on their 2008 release, "Something for Everyone".
- Liela Avila,covered the song for the 2008 release, "The Other End Of The Line", a movie starring the "Desperate Housewives" guy Jesse Metcalfe and Shriya Saran, the famous Indian Actress.
- Blackmore's Night, a folk rock band with Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple and Rainbow and his wife Candice Night, covered this song for their 2008 album, Secret Voyage.[21]
- Mägo de Oz, a Celtic folk metal band from Spain, recorded a version of the song entitled "Todo Irá Bien" on their 2004 album, Belfast.
- Ingrid Michaelson recorded a version of the song for her 2008 album Be OK.
- Harry Connick, Jr. included the song on his 2009 album, Your Songs.
- Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger performed this song on More Together Again released in 1994, the track is titled "Denmark Folk Festival".
- The Pretenders included the song as a bonus track on their 2008 album "Break Up the Concrete".
- Tim Urban covered this song on the Top Eight Week of American Idol on April 13, 2010 and had excellent reviews. Urban also advanced to the next week.
- Javier Fontana recorded a classical version of the song for his 2010 album Stage.
- William Control covered this song on second album Noir.
- Shane Told of Silverstein covered the song for Hopeless Records' compilation titled Love is Hopeless.
Additional versions
- The song has been adopted as the standard supporters' song of Welsh football club Swansea City A.F.C. and English football clubs Sunderland, Swindon Town, Hull City, Huddersfield Town, Preston North End, A.F.C. Wimbledon. It is also used by Scottish Clubs Airdrie United and Raith Rovers, Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, as well as Central Coast Mariners of Hyundai A-League. The supporters of the Swedish team Djurgårdens IF also sing this song during games.
- The now disbanded Argentine pop group Bandana also featured a Spanish version of the song for the Spanish-speaking countries soundtrack of the same movie.
- Céline Dion performs a live rendition of the song on her 1995 DVD/VHS release The Colour of My Love Concert. This particular performance has been hailed as one of Céline's greatest vocal performances ever, live or recorded. She also performed this song at the 2002 Diva's Live In Las Vegas show. In August 2007 she performed the song once more during her A New Day... show.
- Pearl Jam covered "Can't Help Falling in Love" on October 22, 2000 at a concert in Las Vegas; it was released as the 2000 fan club Christmas single.
- The Who integrated parts of the song into their 2004 single "Real Good Looking Boy". In fact, the song is credited to Pete Townshend, George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore.
- Andrea Bocelli performed a version of the song in the World Music Awards in 2006.
- Spiritualized incorporate parts of the song into the title track of their 1997 album "Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space", of which the band explicitly showcase the song further when performing live.
Montgomery Clift play and sing the song in the film The Heiress (1949, directed by William Wyler) A*teens - Lilo and Stitch
- Keele University hockey club in staffordshire, UK, have adopted this song as their own, changing the you to keele
Selected list of recorded versions
References
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