Spinout (song)

"Spinout" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Spinout. In 1966 it was released on a single with "All That I Am", another song from the same movie, on the opposite side.^[1] It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100^[2] but would continue to sell over 400,000 copies.^[2] ("All That I Am" also charted, peaking at number 41.)^[3]

"Spinout"
Picture sleeve for the U.S. vinyl single, with "All That I Am" in smaller font
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Spinout
B-side	"All That I Am"
Released	September 13, 1966
Recorded	February 17, 1966
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:32
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Ben Weisman Dolores Fuller Sid Wayne
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Come What May (Elvis Presley song)" (1966) "Spinout" (1966) "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" (1966)

Critical reception

John Floyd, the author of the book Sun Records: An Oral History, considers "Spinout" a great song, naming it along other great songs from "Presley's seriously underrated sixties and seventies work": "Can't Help Falling in Love", "You Don't Know Me", "Long Black Limousine", "Suspicious Minds", and "I Can Help".^[4]

Charts

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	40