"Surrender" is a number 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
Neapolitanballad 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 his best-selling singles. Presley held the record for most consecutive number one singles on the
Billboard Hot 100 before 1966, when
The Beatles beat the record, with six consecutive number ones released between 1965 and 1966. That record eventually was broken in 1988 by
Whitney Houston, who continues to hold the record today with seven. It would hold the record for most consecutive number ones by a solo artist until Houston broke that record with "
So Emotional". This was one of 25 songs which Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote for Presley.[1][2] It has been recorded by many other artists, including
Michael Bublé,
The Residents and
Il Volo.