Released October 1, 1961 Producer(s) Steve Sholes | Genre Pop
rock n' roll | |
A-side "Can't Help Falling in Love" Recorded March 23, 1961, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California Writer(s) Ben Weisman
Fred Wise
Dolores Fuller | ||
"Rock-A-Hula Baby " is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, and Dolores Fuller, it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock and roll. It was the first song published by Fuller, who would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Presley.
A double A-sided release with "Can't Help Falling in Love", it peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1962, and spent four weeks at the chart summit. The song has appeared on several compilation albums due to its chart success.
The title song of the 1992 movie Rock-a-Doodle parodied "Rock-A-Hula Baby".
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