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.

[edit] Elvis Presley's version

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.

[edit] UB40 version

“(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
Writer(s)	George David Weiss Hugo E. Peretti Luigi Creatore
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)

"(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" is a 1993 single by the band UB40. It was a cover of the 1961 Elvis Presley's song of the same name.

It was the first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released on May 10, 1993 in the majority of countries worldwide. It was a great success, reaching number 1 in Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, UK, the US, and Australia.

The song appears in the soundtrack of the movie Sliver.

[edit] Track listings

CD-Single

1. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
2. "Jungle Love" (5:09)

CD-Maxi

1. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
2. "Jungle Love" (5:09)
3. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (Extended Mix) (6:03)

10"-Single

1. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (Extended Mix) (6:03)
2. "Jungle Love" (5:09)
3. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (3:24)

7"-Single

1. "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (3:24)
2. "Jungle Love" (5:09)

[edit] Charts, certifications and sales

[edit] Other artists who covered the song after Elvis Presley

Keely Smith was on the charts with this song at the same time as Elvis.

• 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 than Presley's romantic ballad, as "I Want To Live" gives the impression of being about the torment and odyssey of Jesus Christ through His death and ending in His resurrection and ascension.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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. This later version appears on the Eels' 2008 album Useless Trinkets.

• Rick Astley covered the song for the album Portrait, in 2005, the song is confused with the song Hopelessly.

• 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 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"

[edit] Additional versions

• 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.

• It has also been adopted as the standard supporters' song of the English football clubs Swindon Town, Sunderland, Hull City, Huddersfield Town,Preston North End, Scottish Clubs Airdrie and Raith Rovers, and Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

• 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.

[edit] Selected list of recorded versions

[edit] References