Can't Help Falling in Love

"Can't Help Falling in Love"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Blue Hawaii
A-side	"Rock-A-Hula Baby"[1]
Released	October 1, 1961
Genre	Pop, Blue Eyed Soul
Length	2:59
Writer(s)	George David Weiss Hugo E. Peretti Luigi Creatore
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Little Sister" (1961) "Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961) "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (1961)

"Can't Help Falling in Love", by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on "Plaisir d'amour" by Jean Paul Egide Martini. It was rewritten especifically for inclusion in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley.

Presley's version of the song, which topped the British charts in 1962, has appeared in numerous others films, including Coyote Ugly and in Walt Disney´s Lilo and Stitch. According to the RIAA, the single is certfied Platinum, for US sales in excess of 1 million copies.

During Presley´s late sixties and 1970´s live performances, the song was performed invariably as the show´s finale. Most notably, it was also sang in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television Special, and as the closer for his 1973 Global telecast, "Aloha from Hawaii".

During the following 4 decades, it went on be covered by numerous artists, most notably by the UK group UB40, whose 1993 version also topped the UK singles charts.

UB40 and ATeens versions

"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You"
Single by UB40
from the album Promises and Lies
Released	May 10, 1993
Format	CD single CD maxi 7" single 10" single
Recorded	1993
Genre	Reggae
Length	3:24
Label	Virgin
Producer	UB40
Certification	Silver France, 1993 2 x Platinum UK, 1993
UB40 singles chronology
"One in Ten" (1992) "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (1993) "Higher Ground" (1993)
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The song was the A*Teens first single, and included in 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^{[citation needed]}, 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

1. Can't Help Falling in Love [Album Version] - 3:06
2. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - 3:27 +

European/Australian CD Maxi

1. Can't Help Falling in Love [Album Version] - 3:06
2. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - 3:27 +
3. 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 called "I Want to Live", with different English lyrics, on their album It's Five O'Clock. This version 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 which was released 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, Bruce Springsteen occasionally performed the song in his concert encores.
• 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.
• In 1993, British reggae band UB40's cover, eventually climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at number 100 and appears in the soundtrack of the movie Sliver. It remained at number one for seven weeks. It was also number 1 in the UK. It was featured on the 1993 album Promises and Lies.
• 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.
• American rock band Eels covered the song during their Black Sessions show in 2000, and also as a B-Side for their single "[[Souljacker Part 1]|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.
• 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.
• Julio Iglesias, the Spanish superstar living in the United States, also recorded a version of the song.
• Lick the Tins released their folk version as a single, in fact the band's only hit on the British charts. They also performed a memorable version featured in the John Hughes film, Some Kind of Wonderful.
• 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".
• 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.^[2]
• 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.

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 and Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer as well as Central Coast Mariners of Hyundai A-League.
• 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.

Selected list of recorded versions

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