I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)

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"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"
Single by Eddy Ouwens as Danny Mirror
B-side "I Remember Elvis Presley (II)"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Length5:00
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens & Dunhills

"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)" is a song co-written by Dick Bakker, Eddy Ouwens and Dunhills, performed by Ouwens under the name of Danny Mirror. [1] The song was dedicated to Elvis Presley stating he is the one and only king." It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1977. [1]

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In 1977, Canadian singer Johnny Farago (1944-1997) made a cover version in French as Je me souviens d’Elvis Presley and an english cover with the same lyrics I remember Elvis Presley.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [6] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [7] 7
Norway (VG-lista) [8] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 4
West Germany (Official German Charts) [11] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [13] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 19

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