Are You Lonesome Tonight
Elvis Presley
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Are you lonesome tonight Do you miss me tonight? Are you sorry we drifted apart? Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day When I kissed you and called you sweetheart? Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare? Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there? Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight? I wonder if you're lonesome tonight You know someone said that the world's a stage And each must play a part Fate had me playing in love you as my sweet heart Act one was when we met, I loved you at first glance You read your line so cleverly and never missed a cue Then came act two, you seemed to change and you acted strange And why I'll never know Honey, you lied when you said you loved me And I had no cause to doubt you But I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than go on living without you Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there With emptiness all around And if you won't come back to me Then make them bring the curtain down Is your heart filled with pain, shall I come back again? Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight?
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Written by: Roy Turk, Lou Handman
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13 facts about this song
Release Date"Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Elvis Presley was released on November 1, 1960.
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American ChartsThe song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the USA, four weeks after it was released.
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United Kingdom SuccessIn the U.K it also reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, topping it for 4 weeks.
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Album Inclusion"Are You Lonesome Tonight" was included in Elvis' album named "Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3".
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Most Sold SongIt was one of Presley's most commercially successful songs, selling over a million copies in its first release.
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Cover VersionThe song was not originally by Elvis. It was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. Elvis covered the song with some alterations.
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Presidential PerformanceElvis 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.
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Grammy Hall of FameThe song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992, which honors recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old.
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Chart Re-entryThe song re-entered the UK Charts in 2007, nearly 47 years after its first release, peaking at number 14.
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Live VersionsElvis had performed the song often during both his concert years of 1969-1977 and sometimes changed the lyrics for comedic effect to amuse the audience.
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RecordingThe song was recorded by Presley at RCA's Studio B in Nashville on April 4, 1960.
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Crying VersionA famous "laughing version" of the song was recorded in August 1969 in Las Vegas, during which Elvis started laughing in the spoken part and couldn't stop. This version is also referred to as the "crying version" due to Elvis’ uncontrollable laughter.
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Music VideoInterestingly, "Are You Lonesome Tonight" does not have an official music video, due to the fact that music videos were not a regular practice for artists at the beginning of the '60s.
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