I Try to Think About Elvis

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"I Try to Think About Elvis"
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Cassette Single Cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album When Fallen Angels Fly
B-side "Ships"
ReleasedJuly 30, 1994 (1994-07-30)
RecordedJanuary 27, 1994 (1994-01-27) [1]
Genre Country
Length2:51 (album version)
2:44 (radio edit)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Gary Burr
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
(1994)
"I Try to Think About Elvis"
(1994)
"Here I Am"
(1994)

"I Try to Think About Elvis" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in July 1994 as the first single from her album When Fallen Angels Fly .

Contents

American Aquarium covered the song on their 2021 album Slappers, Bangers, and Certified Twangers: Vol 1.

Background

The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching #3 during the week of October 22, 1994. [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller, and premiered in mid-1994. It features Loveless singing the song on various sets resembling the lyrics, such as a talk show. She is also seen on a wooden lift that takes her high into the air (which is actually a screen) as well as a man dressed in a tropical piece playing guitar (he is also seen with Loveless on the talk show). The song starts 20 seconds after the video begins, as it first shows Loveless in a bed scene forgetting her lines, when the director scolds her for doing so.

When played on CMT, the credit of the song is simply read "Think About Elvis" instead of "I Try to Think About Elvis".

Chart positions

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 12
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 15
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 29

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