"Speedway" is a song first recorded by

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as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture ''

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''. Its first release on record was in 1968 on the soundtrack album ''

''.

Writing and recording

The song was written by Mel Glazer and Stephen Schlaks. Presley recorded it on June 20, 1967, at the soundtrack recordings for the MGM movie ''Speedway'' (that took place June 20–21, 1967 at the

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, California.)

References

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