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"Can't Help Falling in Love"
#1 weeks: 7
weeks: 1993-07-24, 1993-07-31, 1993-08-07, 1993-08-14, 1993-08-21, 1993-08-28, 1993-09-04
genre: pop, blue eyed soul
artist: UB40
album: Blue Hawaii
writers: George David Weiss, Hugo E. Peretti, Luigi Creatore
lengths: 2:59

"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