Jailhouse Rock (song)

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"Jailhouse Rock"
Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock Single Cover.jpeg
Single by Elvis Presley
from the EP Jailhouse Rock
B-side "Treat Me Nice"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1957 (1957-09-24)
RecordedApril 30, 1957
Studio Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre
Length2:10
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s) Jeff Alexander
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
(1957)		"Jailhouse Rock"
(1957)		"Don't"
(1958)
Music video
"Jailhouse Rock" (audio) on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [32] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [33] Gold300,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [34] Gold35,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [35] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [37] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

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  14. ↑ "Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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  20. 1 2 "Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 1, 2005". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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  26. ↑ "Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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  31. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Elvis Presley; 'Jailhouse Rock')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  35. ↑ "Spanish single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  36. ↑ "British single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  37. ↑ "American single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock". Recording Industry Association of America.
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