Elvis singing are you lonesome tonight? (laughing)
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Release Date
"Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis Presley was released on November 1, 1960.
American Charts
The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the USA, four weeks after it was released.
United Kingdom Success
In the U.K it also reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, topping it for 4 weeks.
Album Inclusion
"Are You Lonesome Tonight" was included in Elvis' album named "Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3".
Most Sold Song
It was one of Presley's most commercially successful songs, selling over a million copies in its first release.
Cover Version
The song was not originally by Elvis. It was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. Elvis covered the song with some alterations.
Presidential Performance
Elvis Presley performed "Are You Lonesome Tonight" during a special show for Frank Sinatra in 1960, and he also performed the song for President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House in 1968.