"Can't Help Falling in Love", by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti
and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on "Plaisir d'amour" by
Jean Paul Egide Martini. It was adapted for inclusion in the
1961 film
Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley.
Presley's version of the song, which topped the British
charts in 1962, has appeared in numerous other films, including
Coyote Uglyand Walt Disney's
Lilo and Stitch. According to the RIAA, the single is
certified Platinum, for US sales in excess of one million
copies.
During Presley's late sixties and 1970s live performances,
the song was performed invariably as the show's finale. Most
notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC
television special, and as the closer for his 1973 Global
telecast, "Aloha from Hawaii".
During the following four decades, it went on to be covered
by numerous artists, most notably by the UK group UB40, whose
1993 version also topped the UK singles charts.
It was the first single from their 1993 album
Promises and Lies. The song was released on May 10,
1993, in the majority of countries worldwide. It was a great
success, reaching number one in Austria, the Netherlands,
Sweden, UK, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. The single
version of the song has a slightly different backing rhythm and
melody.
The song appears on the soundtrack to the movie
Sliver.
The song was the A*Teens's first single from their third
album
Pop 'til You Drop!, as well as for the
Lilo & Stitchmovie soundtrack, which was originally
scheduled to include several Presley tracks, the A*Teens
picking it for inclusion in the soundtrack. The video had thus
tremendous exposure on several television channels, with the
A*Teens eventually including the song in their third album. As
a result, the song had two music videos, one to promote the
Disney movie, the other for the album.
The song was a radio hit in the United States, and reached
#12 in Sweden, #16 in Argentina and #41 in Australia. Despite
the success of the song overseas, it failed to attract the rest
of the Latin American public, due to the fact that there was a
Spanish version of the song, performed by the Argentine group,
Bandana. In addition, the A*Teens' version of the song was
overshadowed by the promotion of Bandana's version.
The video was directed by Gregory Dark and filmed in Los
Angeles, California. It had two different versions. The "Disney
Version", as the fans named it, features scenes of the movie,
and also new scenes of the A*Teens with beach costumes. The
"A*Teens Version" of the video, features the A*Teens on the
white background with different close-ups and choreography, and
scenes with puppies and different costumes.
Tracks marked + are not A*Teens tracks.
European 2-Track CD Single
European/Australian CD Maxi
Montgomery Clift play and sing the song in the film The
Heiress (1949, directed by William Wyler) A*teens - Lilo and
Stitch