"Where Do You Come From" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Girls! Girls! Girls! | ||||
A-side | ||||
Released | October 1962 | |||
Length | 2:05 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Where Do You Come From" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls!. [1] [2] It was subsequently rejected for use in the motion picture and did not appear in the film, [3] [2] but was included on its soundtrack album Girls! Girls! Girls!.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. It was written by Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts. [3] [1]
Elvis Presley recorded "Where Do You Come From" on March 27, 1962 — during his March 26-28 soundtrack recordings for the Paramount motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls! at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. [4]
The song was released on a single as a flip side to " Return to Sender" in October 1962. [5] [6] "Where Do You Come From" peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Return to Sender" peaked at number 2. [7] [8] [9] [10] The title "Return to Sender" was certified Gold in the United States for selling a million copies. [10]
In 1962, Billboard called the song a " croon ballad". [11] According to the book Elvis Films FAQ, it is a "slow, aching ballad" that "starts a bit like "As Long As I Have You"." [3]
[It] intrigued the King. He swoons through this, almost hypnoitizing herself. Dudley Brooks's sublime piano adds to the song's mystical air." [3]
Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 99 |
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