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"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on " Plaisir d'amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini. The song was initially written from the perspective of a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" rather than words rhyming with "you". Recorded by singer and actor
Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...
, it was part of the album, ''
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'' (1961), the soundtrack to the movie ''
Blue Hawaii ''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 American musical romantic comedy drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written Amer ...
.'' The song was recorded subsequently in the 1960s by
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, the Lennon Sisters,
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,
Patti Page Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), better known by her stage name Patti Page, was an American singer. Primarily known for Pop music, pop and Country music, country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and b ...
,
Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...
,
Al Martino Jasper Cini (October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009), known professionally as Al Martino, was an American traditional pop and standards singer. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one o ...
and
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. In the 1970s, the song was recorded by
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,
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
,
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,
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, and Engelbert Humperdinck. Through the decades, European artists, including Swedish pop group
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, and British
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and pop group
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, recorded their own versions. Newer versions continue to be recorded by newer artists, such as Kacey Musgraves who recorded a version in 2022 for a movie about Elvis Presley. This song was ranked one of the greatest songs of all-time by ''
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''. In 2012 it was ranked at #403.


Background and release

Elvis Presley's version of the song topped the UK Singles Chart in 1962, spending four weeks at no. 1. The single is certified
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by the
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, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' " Peppermint Twist" and went to No. 1 on the
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chart for six weeks. During Presley's late 1960s and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the shows' finales. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television special '' Elvis'', and as the closer for his 1973 global telecast '' Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite''. A version with a faster arrangement was the closing number in Presley's final TV special, ''
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''. "Can't Help Falling in Love" was also the last song he performed live, at his concert in
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at Market Square Arena on June 26, 1977. The recording appeared on the 1997 CD re-issue ''
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'' as a bonus track and on the 2002 career retrospective collection '' ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits''. In 2010, the song was included on the '' Viva Elvis: The Album''. This is a remixed version that features Canadian singer Sherry St-Germain. Interestingly the track fades out with Elvis repeating part of the 1956 song " Love Me". In 2015, the song was included on the '' If I Can Dream'' album on the 80th anniversary of Presley's birth. The version uses archival voice recordings of Presley and his singers, backed by new orchestral arrangements performed by the
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. The song is used as an anthem by several English football clubs since the 1960s, including
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, Hull City,
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and
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. According to a 2020 survey by OnBuy, the song is the most popular choice for couples as the song for the first dance at their wedding.


Track listings

* 7-inch single ** Side A: "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" ** Side B: "
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"


Personnel

Credits sourced from AFM union contracts and label records. *
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– lead vocals *
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– backing vocals *
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– electric guitar *
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– acoustic guitar * Dudley Brooks – piano,
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* Bob Moore – upright bass *
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– drums * Hal Blaine – percussion *
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pedal steel guitar *
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– saxophone * George Fields – harmonica * Freddie Tavares
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UB40 version

In 1993, British
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band
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covered the original 1961
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recording as the first single from their tenth album, '' Promises and Lies'' (1993). The song, renamed "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You", was released on May 10, 1993, by
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, and eventually climbed to No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, staying there for seven weeks, becoming their 4th and last top 10 hit. It also topped the charts of 11 other countries, including Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand (where it was the most successful single of 1993), and the United Kingdom, where it spent two weeks at No. 1. The song appears on the
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of the 1993 movie '' Sliver'', the trailer for the 1997 film '' Fools Rush In'', and an episode of the 2015 series '' Hindsight''. In the US, and on the ''Sliver'' soundtrack, the song title was listed as "Can't Help Falling in Love," rather than what appeared on the record sleeve, which included parentheses around the words "I Can't Help". The single version of the song also has a slightly different backing rhythm and melody. The song and band also appear in the 1997 film '' Speed 2: Cruise Control''.


Critical reception

In his review, Rovi Staff from
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noted that "carried by the hit 'Can't Help Falling in Love', ''Promises and Lies'' finishes UB40's transition from a reggae band to an adult-contemporary band that plays reggae-pop." Another AllMusic editor, David Jeffries, said the song represents "the ultra-slick, easy to swallow side of the band". Larry Flick from ''
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'' magazine wrote, "U.K.
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stars indulge in Elvis Presley memories on this first single from the soundtrack to
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's new movie, ''Sliver''." He added that it "has a pillowy, midtempo pace that dabbles in island beats and radio-conscious
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. Brassy horns are a jolting, though ultimately pleasing, element in the arrangement. A fun respite from usual top 40 fare." Marisa Fox from ''
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'' said the song is "this album's equivalent" of their earlier version of
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's " Red Red Wine", noting that the band "revitalize" it. She also noted that "they try some snappy new production tricks", like the "full-blown orchestrations" on the song, adding that "those kinds of enhancements only make the blend that much more infectious." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote that "this was a hit almost before it had even been released." Pan-European magazine ''
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'' complimented it as a "reggae remake that sounds like the sun will never stop shining." Alan Jones from ''
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'' described it as a "predictable ramble through the Elvis Presley/
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/
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perennial". ''
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'' magazine called it a "Rasta-Lite" version.


Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American filmmaker Neil Abramson. It features scenes from the movie and snippets of the band playing and dancing. It was later made available on
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in 2009 and had generated more than 90 million views as of February 2025. An alternate version exists that just features footage of the band without any clips from the movie.


Track listings

* 7-inch single # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24 # "Jungle Love" – 5:09 * 10-inch single # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (Extended Mix) – 6:03 # "Jungle Love" – 5:09 # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24 * CD single # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24 # "Jungle Love" – 5:09 * CD maxi # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24 # "Jungle Love" – 5:09 # "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (Extended Mix) – 6:03


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A-Teens version

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' third studio album, ''
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'' (2002), and is also included in the '' Lilo & Stitch'' movie soundtrack. The song has two music videos, one to promote the
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movie, the other for the album. The song is also included in the 2005
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compilation album '' Disney Girlz Rock'' and featured as a bonus track on the A-Teens' 2003 album '' New Arrival'' for the European market. The music video was directed by
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and filmed in
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,
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. There are two different versions of the video: one which features scenes from ''Lilo & Stitch'' and one without.


Track listing

#"Can't Help Falling in Love" (album version) – 3:06 #"Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" – 3:27 #: Performed by
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Other notable versions

*An uptempo version by
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peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1970. *An
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recording was released by
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and charted in 1970, peaking at No. 51 on the ''
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'' charts and No. 57 on the '' Cashbox'' chart. *
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went to No. 4 in the UK with a
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version from their album ''Fabulous'' in 1976. * Engelbert Humperdinck recorded the song in 1979 on his '' This Moment in Time'' LP. The single became an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 44 in the US and No. 11 in Canada. * Slim Whitman recorded the song in 1981 and it was included on his album ''Mr. Songman''. This version peaked at No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' country charts, and was his last chart entry in his career. * Klaus Nomi on his 1983 album '' Encore.'' * Lick the Tins first released their version on a single in 1985 and included it on their 1986 album '' Blind Man on a Flying Horse''. It peaked at no. 42 and spent nine weeks on the UK Singles Chart that year. It was also used in the 1987 movie '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. *In 1986,
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keyboardist and vocalist
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covered the song as part of the soundtrack for the movie '' A Fine Mess''. *In 1987, Corey Hart's recording from his album '' Fields of Fire'' reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1987. *
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has performed her version of the song at many of her concerts, using it as the ending song on select nights of her 1993 The Colour of My Love Tour. She added drama to the song with strings and an electric guitar joining in. She has never recorded her version. *The British band Spiritualized borrows the melody of this song for the title track of their 1997 album '' Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.'' * Russell Watson reached No. 69 in the United Kingdom in a 2006 recording from his LP ''The Ultimate Collection''. *In 2008, the song was covered by neo-medieval
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band Blackmore’s Night on their album '' Secret Voyage''. *In 2012, the song was covered by American rock duo
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on their EP ''Holding On to You''. *A more recent German version, "Was Kann Mein Herz Dafür" by Claudia Jung was released in 2015 for her album, ''Seitensprung''. * Haley Reinhart's 2015 remake of the song peaked at No. 17 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and No. 31 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Pop Airplay chart. It was certified Platinum by the
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on July 31, 2023.
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certified it Double Platinum in Canada on January 25, 2023. *In 2016, Perfume Genius covered the song for a Prada fragrances advertisement. It was later used for the soundtrack of the 2023 film '' Red, White & Royal Blue''. *In 2017, it was covered by Daniel Padilla for the film of the same name. *In 2018, Iliana Eve's remake was a single from the album ''Jazz (Deluxe)'' that hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Jazz Charts. She was 15 years old when she recorded the song with Benny Reid. *A rendition sung by Kina Grannis appears in the 2018 film '' Crazy Rich Asians'' and the accompanying
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. This was certified Gold by RIAA in 2022. *The
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-nominated ''Elvis'' soundtrack from
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's 2022 biographical film '' Elvis'' featured versions of the song modernized by Kacey Musgraves,
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, and
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. *The song was sampled by
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for "I Can't Help It" (2022) from this EP ''This Is What Falling Out of Love Feels Like (392 Hz)''.


References

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