Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song)

"Stuck on You" was Elvis Presley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the US Army, reaching number one in 1960 in the US.

"Stuck on You"
Cover art for Stuck on You single
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side	"Fame and Fortune"
Released	March 23, 1960
Recorded	March 20, 1960 (1960-03-20)[1]
Studio	RCA Victor, Nashville
Genre	Rock and roll,[2] blues[3]
Length	2:18
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Aaron Schroeder J. Leslie McFarland
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"A Big Hunk o' Love" / "My Wish Came True" (1959) "Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" (1960) "It's Now or Never" / "A Mess of Blues" (1960)
Music video
"Stuck on You" (audio) on YouTube

He recorded the song during March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth overall. "Stuck on You" also peaked at number six on the R&B chart.^[4] The song knocked Percy Faith's "Theme from A Summer Place" from the top spot, ending its nine-week run at number one on the chart. The record reached number three in the UK.

The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and J. Leslie McFarland and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. The single had a special picture sleeve with the RCA Victor logo and catalog number on the top right corner and included, in large letters, "ELVIS" in red on the top right. On the bottom left appeared the statement: "Elvis' 1st new recording for his 50,000,000 fans all over the world." The U.S. picture sleeve had photos of Elvis on the left top corner and the lower right corner. The New Zealand sleeve did not have the photographs on the corners but had the "45 R.P.M." designation on the top right corner.^[5]

Personnel

Sourced from AFM contracts.^[6]

The Blue Moon Boys

• Elvis Presley - lead vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
• Scotty Moore - lead guitar
• D. J. Fontana - drums

Additional personnel and production staff

• Hank Garland - six-string “tic-tac” bass guitar
• Bob Moore - double bass
• Floyd Cramer - piano
• Buddy Harman - drums
• The Jordanaires - backing vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1960) Peak position Australia 1 Belgium 4 Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[7] 1 Denmark 10 Germany 23 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 10 Netherlands 1 Norway 2 Sweden 3 UK Singles Chart 3 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 1 US Billboard R&B Singles 6 US Billboard Country Singles 6 US Cash Box Top 100[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1960) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 9 U.S. Cash Box [12] 7 All-time charts Chart (1958-2018) Position US Billboard Hot 100[13] 291

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1960 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s

References

1. ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (CD liner). Elvis Presley. RCA Records. 2002. pp. 11, 18. 68079-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. Elvis for Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. 5 June 2009. ISBN 9780470562086.
3. Breihan, Tom (February 22, 2018). "The Number Ones: Elvis Presley's "Stuck On You"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 7, 2023. "Stuck On You" isn't one of those transcendent songs. It's an amiable midtempo blues shuffle...
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
5. Stuck On You/Fame and Fortune. Discongs.
6. "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)^{[full citation needed]}
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stuck on You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
10. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 7, 1960
11. Musicoutfitters.com
12. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 24, 1960
13. "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
14. "American single certifications – Elvis Presley – All Shook Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 18, 2023.