Jailhouse Rock
The title song of his third film, written by Leiber and Stoller.
Elvis Presley, from Elvis' Golden Records (1957)
- Written by
- Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Released
- 24 September 1957
- Length
- 2:27
- Album
- Elvis' Golden Records
Leiber and Stoller wrote it for the film Jailhouse Rock. Presley recorded it on 30 April 1957 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, with Moore, Black, Fontana, Dudley Brooks on piano and the Jordanaires. Jeff Alexander is credited as producer. The single came out on 24 September 1957 with Treat Me Nice on the B-side.
It spent seven weeks at number one on the US Hot 100 and three weeks at number one in the UK in early 1958. It is certified twice Platinum in the US.
More songs by Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel, That's All Right, Hound Dog, Don't Be Cruel, In the Ghetto, Suspicious Minds
Sources
- Jailhouse Rock (song), Wikipedia