Can't Help Falling in Love
{{short description|1961 single by Elvis Presley}}
{{For|the 2017 film|Can't Help Falling in Love (film)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Help Falling in Love
| cover = Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley US picture sleeve.png
| alt =
| caption = One of original 1961 North American variants of the standard artwork
| type = single
| artist = Elvis Presley
| album = Blue Hawaii
| B-side = "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
| released = November 21, 1961
| recorded = March 23, 1961
| studio = Radio Recorders, Hollywood
| genre =
- Pop{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: UB40's "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You|website= Stereogum |date= February 11, 2022|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2175090/the-number-ones-ub40s-i-cant-help-falling-in-love-with-you/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= November 17, 2024}}
- easy listening
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=59}}
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = {{hlist|Hugo Peretti|Luigi Creatore|George David Weiss{{cite book
| first= Jo
| last= Rice
| year= 1982
| title= The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Guinness Superlatives Ltd
| location= Enfield, Middlesex
| page= 64
| isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}}}
| producer = Elvis Presley (Joseph Lilley for Paramount Pictures)Elvis Presley - A Life in Music by Ernst Jorgensen p.151-152
| prev_title = Little Sister
| prev_year = 1961
| title2 = Rock-A-Hula Baby
| next_title = Good Luck Charm
| next_title2 = Anything That's Part of You
| next_year = 1962
}}
"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour",{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1159 |title=Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley Songfacts |publisher=Songfacts.com |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=April 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418123420/https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1159 |url-status=live }} a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini. The song was initially written from the perspective of a woman as "Can't Help Falling in Love with Him", which explains the first and third line ending on "in" rather than words rhyming with "you".{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMdu3MS74V0C&pg=PT214|title=Songwriting for Dummies|first=Jim|last=Peterik|publisher=Wiley|date=2010|isbn=9780470890417|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082417/https://books.google.com/books?id=IMdu3MS74V0C&pg=PT214|url-status=live}}
Recorded by singer and actor Elvis Presley, it was part of the album, Blue Hawaii (1961), the soundtrack to the movie Blue Hawaii. The song was recorded subsequently in the 1960s by Perry Como, the Lennon Sisters, Doris Day, Patti Page, Andy Williams, Al Martino and Keely Smith.{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2022-05-02 |title=Kacey Musgraves Is Covering 'Can't Help Falling in Love' for 'Elvis' Film Soundtrack |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/kacey-musgraves-elvis-soundtrack-cover-cant-help-falling-in-love-met-gala-baz-luhrmann-1235256296/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In the 1970s, the song was recorded by Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, The Stylistics, Shirley Bassey, and Engelbert Humperdinck.[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/175/versions#nav-entity Versions of "Can't Help Falling in Love". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 20 October 2023.]
Through the decades, European artists, including Swedish pop group A-Teens, and British reggae and pop group UB40, recorded their own versions. Newer versions continue to be recorded by newer artists, such as Kacey Musgraves who recorded a version in 2022 for a movie about Elvis Presley.
This song was ranked one of the greatest songs of all-time by Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2012 it was ranked at #403.{{Cite magazine|date=2003-12-11|title=500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-151127/|access-date=2021-06-13|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}
Background and release
Elvis Presley's version of the song topped the UK Singles Chart in 1962, spending four weeks at no. 1. The single is certified Platinum by the RIAA, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist"{{citation|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-02-03|title=Music: Top 100 – Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082417/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-02-03/|url-status=live}} and went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks.{{citation|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1962-01-13|title=Adult Contemporary Chart – Billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082418/https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1962-01-13/|url-status=live}}{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=196}}
During Presley's late 1960s and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the shows' finales. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television special Elvis, and as the closer for his 1973 global telecast Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite. A version with a faster arrangement was the closing number in Presley's final TV special, Elvis in Concert. "Can't Help Falling in Love" was also the last song he performed live, at his concert in Indianapolis at Market Square Arena on June 26, 1977.{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-presley/1977/market-square-arena-indianapolis-in-33d698cd.html|title=Elvis Presley Setlist at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021124904/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-presley/1977/market-square-arena-indianapolis-in-33d698cd.html|url-status=live}}
The recording appeared on the 1997 CD re-issue Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 as a bonus track and on the 2002 career retrospective collection ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits. In 2010, the song was included on the Viva Elvis: The Album. This is a remixed version that features Canadian singer Sherry St-Germain. Interestingly the track fades out with Elvis repeating part of the 1956 song "Love Me". In 2015, the song was included on the If I Can Dream album on the 80th anniversary of Presley's birth. The version uses archival voice recordings of Presley and his singers, backed by new orchestral arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The song is used as an anthem by several English football clubs since the 1960s, including Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Swindon Town and Sunderland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingferret.com/2021/01/25/football-songs-a-brief-introduction/|title=Football songs – a brief introduction|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201321/https://www.sportingferret.com/2021/01/25/football-songs-a-brief-introduction/|url-status=live}} According to a 2020 survey by OnBuy, the song is the most popular choice for couples as the song for the first dance at their wedding.{{cite news|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/weddings/first-dance-song-likely-end-divorce-711446|title=Apparently 75% of marriages fail because of this wedding song|last=Troy-Pryde|first=Jadie|date=23 September 2020|work=Marie Claire|accessdate=6 December 2021|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082419/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/weddings/first-dance-song-likely-end-divorce-711446|url-status=live}}
Track listings
- 7-inch single
- Side A: "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You"
- Side B: "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
Personnel
Credits sourced from AFM union contracts and label records.{{Cite web|url=https://keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/610323.html#001|title=Elvis Presley Recording Sessions|website=Keithflynn.com|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082420/https://keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/610323.html#001|url-status=live}}
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- Elvis Presley – lead vocals
- The Jordanaires – backing vocals
- Scotty Moore – electric guitar
- Hank Garland – acoustic guitar
- Dudley Brooks – piano, celesta
- Bob Moore – upright bass
- D. J. Fontana – drums
- Hal Blaine – percussion
- Alvino Rey – pedal steel guitar
- Boots Randolph – saxophone
- George Fields – harmonica
- Freddie Tavares – ukulele
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Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|award=Platinum|relyear=1961|certyear=2023|id=13148|access-date=November 17, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|award=Gold|relyear=1961|certyear=2024|access-date=January 2, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|award=Platinum|relyear=1961|certyear=2024|id=13171|access-date=September 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|award=Platinum|relyear=1961|certyear=2024|access-date=September 16, 2024|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|id=14118-2984-1|access-date=March 24, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|award=Platinum|relyear=1961|certyear=1992|access-date=January 2, 2019}}
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UB40 version
{{Infobox song
| name = (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You
| cover = (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You by UB40 CD edition.jpg
| alt =
| caption = European variant of standard CD/vinyl edition
| type = single
| artist = UB40
| album = Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture {{noitalic|and}} Promises and Lies
| B-side = "Jungle Love"
| released = {{start date|1993|5|10}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-05-08.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=May 8, 1993|access-date=June 22, 2021}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Reggae fusion
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=24}}
| label = Virgin
| writer = * Hugo Peretti
| producer = UB40
| prev_title = One in Ten
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Higher Ground
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|vUdloUqZa7w|"UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You (Remastered 2002)"}}}}
}}
In 1993, British reggae band UB40 covered the original 1961 Elvis Presley recording as the first single from their tenth album, Promises and Lies (1993). The song, renamed "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You", was released on May 10, 1993 by Virgin Records, and eventually climbed to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, staying there for seven weeks, becoming their 4th and last top 10 hit. It also topped the charts of 11 other countries, including Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand (where it was the most successful single of 1993), and the United Kingdom, where it spent two weeks at No. 1.{{Cite web |title=(i can't help) falling in love with you {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/(i-can%27t-help)-falling-in-love-with-you/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101121104/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/%28i-can%27t-help%29-falling-in-love-with-you/ |url-status=live }}
The song appears on the soundtrack of the 1993 movie Sliver,{{cite book |first=Alex P. |last=King |title=Hit-parade – 20 ans de tubes |publisher=Pascal |year=2004 |place=Paris |page=342 |language=fr |isbn=2-35019-009-9}} the trailer for the 1997 film Fools Rush In, and an episode of the 2015 series Hindsight. In the US, and on the Sliver soundtrack, the song title was listed as "Can't Help Falling in Love," rather than what appeared on the record sleeve, which included parentheses around the words "I Can't Help". The single version of the song also has a slightly different backing rhythm and melody.
The song and band also appear in the 1997 film Speed 2: Cruise Control.
=Critical reception=
In his review, Rovi Staff from AllMusic noted that "carried by the hit 'Can't Help Falling in Love', Promises and Lies finishes UB40's transition from a reggae band to an adult-contemporary band that plays reggae-pop."{{cite web|first= Rovi |last= Staff |title= UB40 – Promises and Lies |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= November 9, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/promises-and-lies-mw0000101190}} Another AllMusic editor, David Jeffries, said the song represents "the ultra-slick, easy to swallow side of the band".{{cite web|first= David |last= Jeffries |title= UB40 – Greatest Hits |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= November 9, 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000797355}} Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "U.K. dancehall stars indulge in Elvis Presley memories on this first single from the soundtrack to Sharon Stone's new movie, Sliver." He added that it "has a pillowy, midtempo pace that dabbles in island beats and radio-conscious funk. Brassy horns are a jolting, though ultimately pleasing, element in the arrangement. A fun respite from usual top 40 fare."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |date= April 24, 1993 |page= 66 |access-date= October 26, 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-04-24.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}}
Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly said the song is "this album's equivalent" of their earlier version of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine", noting that the band "revitalize" it. She also noted that "they try some snappy new production tricks", like the "full-blown orchestrations" on the song, adding that "those kinds of enhancements only make the blend that much more infectious."{{cite magazine|first= Marisa |last= Fox |title= Promises and Lies |magazine= Entertainment Weekly |date= July 30, 1993 |access-date= November 11, 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1993/07/30/promises-and-lies/}} In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote that "this was a hit almost before it had even been released."{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending May 22nd 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-may-22nd-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=May 16, 1993|accessdate=September 11, 2021|author-link=James Masterton}} Pan-European magazine Music & Media viewed it as a "reggae remake that sounds like the sun will never stop shining."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-22.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=21|date=May 22, 1993|page=19|accessdate=October 24, 2021}} Alan Jones from Music Week described it as a "predictable ramble through the Elvis Presley/Andy Williams/Stylistics perennial".{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= May 15, 1993 |page= 10 |access-date= March 26, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-05-15.pdf}} A reviewer from People magazine called it a "Rasta-Lite" version.{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-promises-and-lies-vol-40-no-11/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Promises and Lies |magazine= People |date= September 13, 1993 |access-date= November 13, 2020}}
=Music video=
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American filmmaker Neil Abramson. It features scenes from the movie and snippets of the band playing and dancing.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8316008/|title=UB40: (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|publisher=IMDb|date=|access-date=September 11, 2021}} It was later made available on YouTube in 2009 and had generated more than 90 million views as of February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUdloUqZa7w|title=UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You (Official Video)|publisher=YouTube|date=June 4, 2009|access-date=February 2, 2025}} An alternate version exists that just features footage of the band without any clips from the movie.
=Track listings=
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- 7-inch single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24
- "Jungle Love" – 5:09
- 10-inch single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (Extended Mix) – 6:03
- "Jungle Love" – 5:09
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24
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- CD single
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24
- "Jungle Love" – 5:09
- CD maxi
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" – 3:24
- "Jungle Love" – 5:09
- "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (Extended Mix) – 6:03
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=Charts=
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==Weekly charts==
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{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=2207|access-date=November 24, 2019}} |
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|6|chartid=2253|access-date=November 24, 2019}} |
Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-31.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=31|date=July 31, 1993|page=20|access-date=March 22, 2018}}
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Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-08-07.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=32|date=August 7, 1993|page=15|access-date=November 24, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-10.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=28|date=July 10, 1993|page=22|access-date=April 10, 2024}}
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}
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{{single chart|France|5|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Germany|2|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|songid=2632|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2613125#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.–10. júní)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=29|date=June 3, 1993|access-date=October 7, 2019}}
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Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-09-11.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=37|date=September 11, 1993|page=14|access-date=November 24, 2019}}
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Italy Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-08-28.pdf|title=Regional EHR Top 20: South|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=35|page=27|date=28 August 1993}}
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{{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1993|week=26|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=April 9, 2020}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Norway|4|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
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{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=UB40|song=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|1|artist=UB40|artistid=28333|access-date=June 22, 2021}} |
UK Airplay (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-06-19.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=Music Week|date=June 19, 1993|page=14|access-date=April 29, 2024}}
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=UB40|access-date=August 21, 2023}} |
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|11|artist=UB40|access-date=August 21, 2023}} |
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|11|artist=UB40|access-date=August 21, 2023}} |
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=UB40|access-date=August 21, 2023}} |
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|5|artist=UB40|access-date=August 21, 2023}} |
US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-07-31.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=Cash Box|volume=LVI|issue=47|date=July 31, 1993|page=12|access-date=April 20, 2024}}
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=Certifications=
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|certref=|access-date=June 22, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=UB 40|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1994}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=UB40|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|source=infodisc}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=UB 40|title=I Can't Help Falling in Love|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=1993}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=UB40|title=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|id=1993-06-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1993}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=UB40|title=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1993|access-date=2025-03-21|certyear=2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=UB40|title=(I Can't Help) Falling in Love|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=5-264-1|salesamount=606,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1993__33290/|publisher=Official Charts|title=Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1993|author=Rob Copsey|date=4 June 2021|accessdate=10 July 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201043453/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-best-selling-songs-of-1993__33290/|url-status=live}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=UB-40|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|type=single|award=Platinum|salesamount=1,300,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1993 |magazine=Billboard|date=January 15, 1994 |access-date=May 4, 2015 |page=73 |issn=0006-2510|volume=106|number=3}}}}
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A-Teens version
{{Infobox song
| name = Can't Help Falling in Love
| type = single
| artist = A-Teens
| album = Lilo & Stitch {{noitalic|and}} Pop 'til You Drop!
| B-side = Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
| released = May 13,
2002
| recorded = 2002
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Teen pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=06}}
| label = Walt Disney Records
| writer = {{hlist|Hugo Peretti|Luigi Creatore|George David Weiss}}
| producer = Mark Hammond
| prev_title = Heartbreak Lullaby
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Floorfiller
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gwfQCRW2LCo|"Can't Help Falling In Love"}}|header=Audio video}}
}}
"Can't Help Falling in Love" was the first single from Swedish pop music group A-Teens' third studio album, Pop 'til You Drop! (2002), and is also included in the Lilo & Stitch movie soundtrack. The song has two music videos, one to promote the Disney movie, the other for the album. The song is also included in the 2005 teen pop compilation album Disney Girlz Rock and featured as a bonus track on the A-Teens' 2003 album New Arrival for the European market. The music video was directed by Gregory Dark and filmed in Los Angeles, California. There are two different versions of the video: one which features scenes from Lilo & Stitch and one without.
=Track listing=
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (album version) – 3:06
- "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" – 3:27
- : Performed by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and North Shore Children's Choir & Key Cygnetures
- "He Mele, No Lilo" – 2:28
- : Performed by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and North Shore Children's Choir & Key Cygnetures
- : Included in only Australian and one of European releases
=Charts=
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Chart (2002)
! Peak |
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{{single chart|Australia|35|artist=A*Teens|song=Can't Help Falling in Love}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|50|artist=A*Teens|song=Can't Help Falling in Love}} |
{{single chart|Sweden|12|artist=A*Teens|song=Can't Help Falling in Love}} |
Other notable versions
- An uptempo version by Andy Williams peaked at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1970.
- An Al Martino recording was released by Capitol Records and charted in 1970, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard charts and No. 57 on the Cashbox chart.
- The Stylistics went to No. 4 in the UK with a disco version from their album Fabulous in 1976.
- Engelbert Humperdinck recorded the song in 1979 on his This Moment in Time LP. The single became an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching No. 44 in the US and No. 11 in Canada.
- Slim Whitman recorded the song in 1981 and it was included on his album Mr. Songman. This version peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard country charts, and was his last chart entry in his career.
- Klaus Nomi on his 1983 album Encore.
- Lick the Tins first released their version on a single in 1985 and included it on their 1986 album Blind Man on a Flying Horse. It peaked at no. 42 and spent nine weeks on the UK Singles Chart that year.[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23165/lick-the-tins/ LICK THE TINS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company] It was also used in the 1987 movie Some Kind of Wonderful.
- In 1986, Fleetwood Mac keyboardist and vocalist Christine McVie covered the song as part of the soundtrack for the movie A Fine Mess.
- In 1987, Corey Hart's recording from his album Fields of Fire reached No. 1 in Canada{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0769&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0769.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0769|title=Canadian RPM Weekly Charts - January 31, 1987|website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca|date=July 17, 2013 |accessdate=August 1, 2023|archive-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810101342/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0769&URLjpg=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f4/nlc008388.0769.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0769|url-status=live}} and No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/corey-hart/|title=Corey Hart - Billboard Hot 100 History|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=August 1, 2023|archive-date=February 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218155756/https://www.billboard.com/artist/corey-hart/|url-status=live}}
- Celine Dion has performed her version of the song at many of her concerts, using it as the ending song on select nights of her 1993 The Colour of My Love Tour. She added drama to the song with strings and an electric guitar joining in. She has never recorded her version.
- The British band Spiritualized borrows the melody of this song for the title track of their 1997 album Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space.{{Cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=William |date=2017-06-16 |title=Spiritualized's Magnum Opus 'Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space' Turns 20 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/spiritualized-ladies-gentlemen-floating-space-album-anniversary-7833739/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
- Russell Watson reached No. 69 in the United Kingdom in a 2006 recording from his LP The Ultimate Collection.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/can%27t-help-falling-in-love/|title=can't help falling in love | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122215911/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/can%27t-help-falling-in-love/|url-status=live}}
- In 2008, the song was covered by neo-medieval folk rock band Blackmore’s Night on their album Secret Voyage.
- In 2012, the song was covered by American rock duo Twenty One Pilots on their EP Holding On to You.
- A more recent German version, "Was Kann Mein Herz Dafür" by Claudia Jung was released in 2015 for her album, Seitensprung.
- Haley Reinhart's 2015 remake of the song peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay chart.[https://www.billboard.com/artist/haley-reinhart/ Haley Reinhart Chart History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208124857/https://www.billboard.com/artist/haley-reinhart/ |date=February 8, 2022 }}, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 31, 2023. Music Canada certified it Double Platinum in Canada on January 25, 2023.
- In 2016, Perfume Genius covered the song for a Prada fragrances advertisement.{{cite web |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/09/16/perfume-genius-elvis-cover-cant-help-falling-in-love-prada |title=Hear Perfume Genius Cover Elvis's "Can't Help Falling In Love" For Prada |website=The Fader |first=Luke |last=McCormick |date=2016-09-16 |accessdate=2023-08-24 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824205136/https://www.thefader.com/2016/09/16/perfume-genius-elvis-cover-cant-help-falling-in-love-prada |url-status=live }} It was later used for the soundtrack of the 2023 film Red, White & Royal Blue.{{cite web |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g44809833/red-white-and-royal-blue-soundtrack-explained/ |title=A Guide to the Red, White & Royal Blue Soundtrack |website=Town & Country |date=2023-08-20 |accessdate=2023-08-24 |first=Emily |last=Burack |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824205133/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g44809833/red-white-and-royal-blue-soundtrack-explained/ |url-status=live }}
- In 2017, it was covered by Daniel Padilla for the film of the same name.
- In 2018, Iliana Eve's remake was a single from the album Jazz (Deluxe) that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. She was 15 years old when she recorded the song with Benny Reid.{{Cite web|url=https://swaysuniverse.com/smith-and-hays-jazz-deluxe-hits-1-on-billboard-jazz-charts/|title=Smith and Hay's Jazz [Deluxe] hits #1 on Billboard Jazz Charts|website=Swaysuniverse.com|date=January 21, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301014613/https://swaysuniverse.com/smith-and-hays-jazz-deluxe-hits-1-on-billboard-jazz-charts/|url-status=live}}
- A rendition sung by Kina Grannis appears in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians and the accompanying soundtrack.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-sings-at-the-crazy-rich-asians-wedding-cant-help-falling-in-love-adds-so-much-to-the-ceremony-10215967|title=Who Sings At The 'Crazy Rich Asians' Wedding? "Can't Help Falling In Love" Adds So Much To The Ceremony|first=Angelica|last=Florio|magazine=Bustle|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=June 28, 2019}} This was certified Gold by RIAA in 2022.{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Kina Grannis|title=Can't Help Falling in Love|access-date=August 5, 2022}}
- The Grammy-nominated Elvis soundtrack from Baz Luhrmann's 2022 biographical film Elvis featured versions of the song modernized by Kacey Musgraves, Mark Ronson, and G-Dragon.{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Chris |date=March 8, 2023 |title='Elvis' soundtrack deluxe edition features unheard Austin Butler recordings |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/elvis-soundtrack-deluxe-edition-features-more-songs-by-austin-butler-3410216 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=NME}}
- The song was sampled by Jvke for "I Can't Help It" (2022) from this EP This Is What Falling Out of Love Feels Like (392 Hz).{{Cite web |last=Corral |first=Kylie |date=2022-08-29 |title=JVKE's new single is one you can't help falling in love with |url=https://dailyillini.com/uncategorized/2022/08/29/jvkes-new-single-is-one-you-cant-help-falling-in-love-with/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=The Daily Illini |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120175746/https://dailyillini.com/uncategorized/2022/08/29/jvkes-new-single-is-one-you-cant-help-falling-in-love-with/ |url-status=live }}
References
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