I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)

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"I Remember Elvis Presley (The King Is Dead)"
Single by 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) released cover versions both in French as "Je me souviens d’Elvis Presley" and also in English with the same lyrics as the original.

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 (GfK) [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

References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 370. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 1977" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Danny Mirror: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1977". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1977". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 December 2021.



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