Released 17 December 2007 Length 3.50 Writer(s) Scouting for Girls | Genre Pop rock Label Epic | |
Format Download, CD single, 7" Vinyl (Black) | ||
"Elvis Ain't Dead" is a song by British band Scouting for Girls. It was released as a single on 17 December 2007.
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Music video
The music video for "Elvis Ain't Dead" was recorded in a studio and involved the band members simply playing the song. There are shots of Roy Stride wandering around town and seeing people with Elvis haircuts and wearing the sorts of clothes he wore. At the end of the video he sees the girl that he is attracted to and the song fades with the words "Elvis has left the building. Thank you and goodnight!", a line made famous by Elvis.
Chart performance
On 16 December 2007, "Elvis Ain't Dead" debuted in the UK Top 40 at #33 in the UK Singles Chart via download sales alone. From then on, it slowly crept up the charts. It rose five places to #28 in its first week of physical release, then two places up to #26 the next week, climbed a further nine places to #17 in its third week and it then jumped another seven places to #10 in its fourth week, hence becoming the band's second UK Top 10 single. It rose two more places to its peak at #8 in its fifth week where it stayed in its sixth week.