(You're the) Devil in Disguise

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"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
Song
B-side"Please Don't Drag That String Around"

"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley which was written by the songwriters Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. It was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963. This song peaked at number three in the US on the Billboard singles chart on August 10, 1963 and number nine on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues singles chart, becoming his last top ten single on the Rhythm and Blues charts.[1] The single was certified "Gold" by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the US. The song also topped Japan's Utamatic record chart in the fall of 1963.The song is played in Lilo and Stitch during a scene when Stitch is playing a guitar at a coffee resturant and plays at a beach as a Elvis impersenator.[citation needed]

In 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, the celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song "a miss" stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was "like Bing Crosby now". The song went on to reach number 1 in the UK for a single week.[2]

Presley originally recorded the song May 26, 1963, at RCA Studios in Nashville. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" and its flipside, "Please Don't Drag That String Around", was recorded for a full-length album that was scheduled for release in 1963, but RCA chose instead to release the album piecemeal on singles and as soundtrack album bonus tracks.[3]

Bass singer J.D. Sumner is featured in the song, singing in a low register to represent the Devil with the repeated phrase, "Oh, yes, you are," before the song's fade.

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Chart succession

Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
August 1, 1963 		Succeeded by
Irish Singles Chart number-one single of 1963
August 1, 1963 – August 15, 1963
Preceded by
"Lucky Lips" by Cliff Richard
 VG-lista number-one single of 1963
1963 		Succeeded by

Other versions

A cover version by Trisha Yearwood appears on the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, which consists mainly of covers of Presley songs. Punk rock band The Misfits covered the song on the extended edition of Project 1950, an album which also contained a cover of Presley's "Latest Flame".

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
  2. ^ Norman, Philip (2008). John Lennon: The Life. Doubleday Canada. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-385-66100-3.
  3. ^ Christopher Niccoli (1991), liner notes for The "Lost" Album (BMG-RCA 61024-2), 1991
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in Disguise" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Steve Hawtin; et al. (January 27, 2013). "Song artist 2 - Elvis Presley". Tsort pages. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 60". Syndicat National de l'Industrie et du Commerce Phonographiques (in French). Infodisc.fr. 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. 2008. To use, type "Devil Disguise" in the "Search by Song Title" search var and click search. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in Disguise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 30, 1963 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Week of August 10, 1963". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 10, 1963. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  12. [[#cite_ref-'"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"'_12-0|^]] "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Elvis Presley - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  14. ^ "Elvis Presley - Chart history: European Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  15. [[#cite_ref-'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"'_15-0|^]] "Elvis Presley – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Elvis Presley. [dead link]
  16. ^ "Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in Disguise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  17. ^ "Elvis Presley – (You're the) Devil in Disguise". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  18. ^ "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1963". Cash Box Magazine. December 28, 1963. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Elvis Presley – Devil in Disguise". Recording Industry Association of America.


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