All Shook Up

"All Shook Up"
"All Shook Up" single
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
Released	March 22, 1957
Recorded	January 12 1957
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	1:57
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley
Certification	(US) RCA 47-6870 (45) 20-6870 (78)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Too Much" (1957) "All Shook Up" (1957) "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1957)

"All Shook Up"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack
B-side	"Wear My Ring Around My Neck", "Surrender"
Released	1992
Format	CD single
Genre	Rock
Writer(s)	Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Shameless" (1991) "All Shook Up" (1992) "The River of Dreams" (1993)

"All Shook Up" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music and composed by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley. The single topped the U.S. Pop chart on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks.^[1] It also topped the R&B chart for four weeks, becoming Presley's second single to do so, and peaked at #3 on the country chart.^[1] It is certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA.

It was ranked #352 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

History

Blackwell wrote the song at the offices of Shalimar Music in 1956 after Al Stanton, one of Shalimar's owners, shaking a bottle of Pepsi at the time, suggested he write a song based around the phrase "all shook up".^[1]

According to Peter Guralnick the song has a different origin. In his book "Last Train To Memphis" he wrote that Elvis thought "All Shook Up" was a good phrase for a refrain. For this he received a co-writing credit, his last.^[2]

Elvis himself, during an interview on October 28, 1957, said: "I've never even had an idea for a song. Just once, maybe. I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. I phoned a pal and told him about it. By morning, he had a new song, 'All Shook Up'." ^[3]

David Hill was the first to record the song and release it a few weeks before Elvis on Aladdin Records under the name I'm All Shook Up.^[4]

Vicki Young recorded a different song with the same title, "(I'm) All Shook Up", on Capitol Records with Big Dave and His Orchestra, written by Bill Bellman and Hal Blaine in 1956. ^[5]

Presley's Recording

On January 12, 1957, Presley recorded the song at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.^[1] Take 10 was selected for release, and in March the song entered Billboard's Top 100 chart at #25.^[1] Within three weeks it had knocked Perry Como's "Round and Round" off the top spot, and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks.^[1] The song also became Presley's first UK #1 single, remaining there for seven weeks.^[1] Sales of the single exceeded 2 million,^[1] and the song was named Billboard's Year End number one song for 1957.

Other recordings and performances

The Jeff Beck Group released a rendition of the song on the Beckola album (1969), with Rod Stewart on lead vocals and Ronnie Wood on bass.

The Beatles performed the song during their oldies jams during the Let It Be sessions in 1969.

The song was recorded by Suzi Quatro in 1973, and peaked at #85 on Billboard's Hot 100. Anson Williams performed the song on the Happy Days TV show in the 1970s. A year later, Presley invited Quatro to Graceland, commenting that her version was the best since the original. Quatro declined the offer.

The Gyromatics covered the song in 1984 and can be heard in the film Roadhouse 66.

In 1991, Billy Joel recorded the song for the movie Honeymoon in Vegas, which also featured other Elvis Presley songs by various artists. Joel released the song as a single and it peaked at #92 in the US and #27 in the UK.

It was covered by Paul McCartney on his album Run Devil Run (1999), and by Cliff Richard on Wanted (2001).

It has also been recorded by Ry Cooder.

Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon also used the tune of the song for their sitcom Iskul Bukol.

Chart positions (Billy Joel version)

References