Can't Help Falling in Love

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"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 for the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley.

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In the U.S., the Elvis Presley recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 47-7968 in 1961. Peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in that year, and at number four on the Cash Box magazine Best-Selling Records list in January of the following year, "Can't Help Falling in Love" was ranked #394 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

In 1968, Presley, in both the sit-down and stand-up segments of his NBC-TV special, gave the song a new live treatment. By July 1969, Elvis used the song almost invariably to close his live concerts, including his last in late June 1977 at the old Indianapolis Market Square Arena.

  • Numerous artists followed suit with this Presley hit that had climbed to the top of the charts in the UK as well. Perry Como recorded "Can't Help Falling in Love" on June 26, 1962 for inclusion in his September 1962 album, By Request (RCA Victor Records catalogue number LSP-2567).
  • 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 was more deep and passionate Presley's romantic ballad, as "I Want To Live" gives the impression of being about the torment and odyssey of Jesus Christ through his alleged death and ending in his alleged resurrection and ascension.
  • 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.
  • In 1993, British reggae band UB40's cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love" 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.
  • 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.
  • Dave Matthews frequently interpolates a verse of the song at concerts during the end of his song, "The Stone".
  • Bob Dylan recorded a version of this song which was released on the 1973 album "Dylan" (Columbia Records).
  • 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.
  • [[Urbanize] recorded a version of the song for "Liebe kommt aus dem Herzen"

  • The song appears in the soundtrack of the movie Sliver. The Disney movie Lilo and Stitch featured the song performed by the A*Teens. 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.

Preceded by
"The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows		 UK number one single
"Rock-A-Hula Baby" b/w "Can't Help Falling in Love"
by Elvis Presley
February 22, 1962 (for 4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Wonderful Land" by The Shadows
Preceded by
"All That She Wants"" by Ace of Base		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
by UB40
June 6, 1993 for 2 weeks		 Succeeded by
"Dreams" by Gabrielle
Preceded by
"Weak" by SWV		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
by UB40
July 24, 1993- September 4, 1993		 Succeeded by
"Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey
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