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Surrender (Elvis Presley song)

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"Surrender"
Song
B-side"Lonely Man"

"Surrender" is a #1 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961. It is an adaptation by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman of the music of a 1902 Neapolitan ballad by Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis entitled "Torna a Surriento" ("Come Back to Sorrento"). It hit number one in the US and UK in 1961 and eventually became one of the best selling singles of all time. This was one of 25 songs Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote for Presley.[1][2] It has been recorded by many other artists.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1961-2005) Peak
position
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[3] 8
France (SNEP)[4] 92
Invalid chart entered Germany2 6
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 25
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 20
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 2
Invalid chart entered UKchartarchive 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 1

Covers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman". www.history-of-rock.com. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Doc Pomus Biography". www.felderpomus.com. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Chart Search Results - European Hot 100 Singles 2005-03-05". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley – Surrender" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ^ "Search the charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 August 2012. Insert Surrender in the field Search by Song Title, then press Search.
  6. ^ "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World - Italy". Billboard. 5 June 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Elvis Presley – Surrender" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Elvis Presley – Surrender". VG-lista.
  9. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.