B-side "Fame and Fortune" Format Vinyl single | Released March 23, 1960 Length 2:18 | |
Recorded March 21, 1960, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Genre Rock and roll, rhythm and blues | ||
"Stuck on You" is Elvis Presley's first hit single after being drafted into the U.S. Army two years prior. He recorded the song upon being discharged in March 1960, and the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960, becoming his first number-one single of the 1960s and thirteenth #1 single overall of his career. "Stuck on You" peaked at #6 on the R&B chart. The song knocked Percy Faith's "Theme from A Summer Place" from the top spot, ending its nine-week run at #1 on the chart. The record reached #3 in the UK charts. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and J. Leslie McFarland and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company.
In New Zealand (and perhaps other countries), the single had a special paper sleeve with the usual RCA logo top left and 45 R.P.M. bottom left and included, in large letters, "ELVIS" top right and bottom left: "Elvis' 1st new recording for his 50,000,000 fans all over the world."