Where Do You Come From

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"Where Do You Come From"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Girls! Girls! Girls!
A-side
ReleasedOctober 1962
Length2:05
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
  • Ruth Batchelor
  • Bob Roberts
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"King of the Whole Wide World" / "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
(1962)		"Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
(1962)		"One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
(1963)

"Where Do You Come From" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls! . [1] [2] It was subsequently rejected for use in the motion picture and did not appear in the film, [3] [2] but was included on its soundtrack album Girls! Girls! Girls! .

Contents

History

Writing

The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. It was written by Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts. [3] [1]

Recording

Elvis Presley recorded "Where Do You Come From" on March 27, 1962 — during his March 26-28 soundtrack recordings for the Paramount motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls! at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. [4]

Release

The song was released on a single as a flip side to "Return to Sender" in October 1962. [5] [6] "Where Do You Come From" peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Return to Sender" peaked at number 2. [7] [8] [9] [10] The title "Return to Sender" was certified Gold in the United States for selling a million copies. [10]

Musical style and lyrics

In 1962, Billboard called the song a "croon ballad". [11] According to the book Elvis Films FAQ, it is a "slow, aching ballad" that "starts a bit like "As Long As I Have You"." [3]

[It] intrigued the King. He swoons through this, almost hypnotizing herself. Dudley Brooks's sublime piano adds to the song's mystical air." [3]

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 99

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Paul Simpson (1 October 2013). Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 373–. ISBN   978-1-4803-6689-3.
  3. ↑ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 174–. ISBN   978-0-85712-758-7.
  4. ↑ Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-083-8.
  5. ↑ Ace Collins (1 April 2005). Untold Gold: The Stories Behind Elvis's #1 Hits . Chicago Review Press. pp.  195–. ISBN   978-1-56976-507-4. Where Do You Come From Girls! Girls Girls!.
  6. 1 2 "Elvis Presley - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  7. ↑ Герои рок-н-ролла. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2004. pp. 103–. ISBN   978-5-224-04606-5.
  8. ↑ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 176–. ISBN   978-0-85712-758-7.
  9. 1 2 Joseph Murrells (1978). The Book of Golden Discs . Barrie and Jenkins. ISBN   978-0-214-20480-7. Where Do You Come From Girls! Girls Girls!.
  10. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1 December 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 18–. ISSN   0006-2510.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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