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{{short description|1957 single by Elvis Presley}} {{Other uses}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox song | name = All Shook Up | cover = Elvis - All Shook Up (single cover).jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Elvis Presley]] | album = | B-side = [[That's When Your Heartaches Begin#Elvis Presley versions|That's When Your Heartaches Begin]] | released = {{start date|1957|3|22}} | recorded = January 12, 1957 | studio = [[Radio Recorders]], [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] | genre = *[[Rock and roll]] *[[rhythm and blues]] | length = 1:57 | label = [[RCA Victor]] | writer = [[Otis Blackwell]], [[Elvis Presley]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Too Much (Elvis Presley song)|Too Much]] | prev_year = 1957 | next_title = [[(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear]] | next_year = 1957 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|23zLefwiii4|"All Shook Up" (audio)}}}} }} "'''All Shook Up'''" is a song recorded by [[Elvis Presley]], published by Elvis Presley Music, and composed by [[Otis Blackwell]]. The single topped the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Top 100]] on April 13, 1957, staying there for nine weeks.<ref name="Worth">{{Cite book|last=Worth|first=Fred|title=Elvis: His Life from A to Z|year=1992|publisher=Outlet|isbn=978-0-517-06634-8|pages=345β346}}</ref> It also topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]] for four weeks, becoming Presley's second single to do so, and peaked at No. 1 on the country chart as well.<ref name="Worth"/> It is certified 2Γ platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. It was ranked No. 352 on the 2004 edition of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s list of the [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]. ==History== [[Otis Blackwell]] wrote the song at the offices of Shalimar Music in 1956 after [[Allen Stanton|Al Stanton]], one of Shalimar's owners, shaking a bottle of [[Pepsi]] at the time, suggested he write a song based on the phrase "all shook up".<ref name="Worth" /> According to [[Peter Guralnick]], the song has a different origin. In his book ''Last Train to Memphis'', he wrote that Elvis Presley thought "All Shook Up" was a good phrase for a refrain. For this he received a co-writing credit.<ref>{{Citation|title=Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley|year=1994|isbn=978-0-316-33220-0|pages=386β387|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/lasttraintomemph00gura_0|last1=Guralnick|first1=Peter|publisher=Little, Brown }}</ref> Presley himself, during an interview on October 28, 1957, said: "I've never even had an idea for a song. Just once, maybe. I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. I phoned a pal and told him about it. By morning, he had a new song, 'All Shook Up'."<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Elvis Presley|date=October 28, 1957|publisher=Official Elvis Presley Fan Club|url= http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview_with_elvis_presley_october_28_1957.shtml|access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> Future ''[[The Last House on the Left (1972 film)|Last House on the Left]]'' actor [[David Hess]], using the stage name David Hill, was the first to record the song on [[Aladdin Records]], titled "I'm All Shook Up". In a 2009 interview, Hess revealed the origins of the song, and claimed to come up with the title of the song: "As far as 'All Shook Up', the title came from a real set of circumstances and when I decided not to write it, Otis Blackwell did and I had the first recording for Aladdin Records. It was my title, but Otis wrote the song and Presley took a writing credit in order to get him to record it. That's the way things happened in those days."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bzfilm.com/talks-interviews/david-hess-elvis-presley-sang-my-songs-i-got-paid-off-and-the-rest-is-history/|title=David Hess: Elvis Presley sang my songs, I got paid off, and the rest is history|date=November 20, 2009}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |title = Elv1s 30 #1 Hits, 6 All Shook Up |work = www.elvisnumberones.com |publisher = Elvis Presley Estate |location = New York, USA |url = http://www.elvisnumberones.com/php/f_interior1.php?sectionName=singles&subsectionName=all_shook_up |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021008142827/http://www.elvisnumberones.com/php/f_interior1.php?sectionName=singles&subsectionName=all_shook_up |url-status = dead |archive-date = October 8, 2002 |access-date = February 12, 2012 }} </ref><ref name=DHASU>{{cite web|last=Spielberg|first=Theo|title=David Hess, Songwriter of Elvis Hits and Horror Actor, Dead at 69|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/10/13/david-hess-dies/|publisher=Spinner|access-date=April 8, 2013|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821072737/http://www.spinner.com/2011/10/13/david-hess-dies/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Vicki Young recorded a different song with the same title, "(I'm) All Shook Up", on [[Capitol Records]] with Big Dave and His Orchestra, written by Bill Bellman and [[Hal Blaine]] in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saxonyrecordcompany.com/vicki-young.html |title=Vicki Young |publisher=Saxonyrecordcompany.com |access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> On January 12, 1957, Presley recorded the song at [[Radio Recorders]] in Hollywood.<ref name="Worth"/> The duet vocal on the record is by [[the Jordanaires]] first tenor Gordon Stoker. Take 10 was selected for release, and in March the song entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Top 100]] chart at No. 25.<ref name="Worth"/> Within three weeks it had knocked [[Perry Como|Perry Como's]] "[[Round and Round (Shapiro/Stallman song)|Round and Round]]" off the top spot, and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks.<ref name="Worth"/> The song also became Presley's first No. 1 hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], remaining there for seven weeks.<ref name="500 Number One Hits">{{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= 32 | isbn= 0-85112-250-7}}</ref> Sales of the single exceeded two million,<ref name="Worth"/> and the song was named ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Year End number one song for 1957. ==Personnel== Credits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen's examination of the original session tapes, [[RCA Records|RCA]] paperwork/contracts, and AFM/union contracts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/570112.html|title=Elvis Presley Recording Sessions|website=Keithflynn.com|access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref> '''The Blue Moon Boys''' * [[Elvis Presley]] β lead vocals, percussion * [[Scotty Moore]] β lead guitar * [[Bill Black]] β [[double bass]] * [[D. J. Fontana]] β drums '''[[The Jordanaires]]''' * Gordon Stoker β harmony and backing vocals * Hoyt Hawkins β backing vocals, piano * [[Neal Matthews Jr.|Neal Matthews]], Hugh Jarrett β backing vocals ==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (1957) ! scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- |{{singlechart|Flanders|12|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=1957-07-01|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |- |{{singlechart|Wallonia|21|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=1957-06-01|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |- |Canada ([[CHUM Chart|CHUM ''Hit Parade'']])<ref>{{cite web |title=CHUM's Top Ten: Week of May 27, 1957 |url=https://chumtribute.com/chart-57-05-27.jpg |website=The CHUM Tribute Site |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |{{singlechart|Dutch100|8|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=1957-10-05|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |- |{{singlechart|UK|1|date=19570712|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |- |US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Top 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 April 1957 |title=Billboard - 20 April 1957 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-04-20.pdf#page=44 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Best Sellers In Stores]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=13 April 1957 |title=Billboard - 13 April 1957 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-04-13a.pdf#page=66 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Most Played by Jockeys]]<ref name=27apr57>{{cite magazine |date=27 April 1957 |title=Billboard - 27 April 1957 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-04-27.pdf#page=43 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Most Played in Jukeboxes]]<ref name=27apr57></ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=13 May 1957 |title=Billboard - 13 May 1957 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-05-13.pdf#page=71 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (2005) ! scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- |{{singlechart|Dutch100|17|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=2005-01-15|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |- |{{singlechart|Sweden|57|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=2005-01-20|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |} {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (2011) ! scope="col"|Peak<br />position |- |{{singlechart|France|76|artist=Elvis Presley|song=All Shook Up|date=2011-02-26|rowheader=true|access-date=23 June 2024}} |} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=All Shook Up|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|id=17747-2984-1|access-date=December 28, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Elvis Presley|title=All Shook Up|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1957|certyear=1992|access-date=December 28, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}} == Beatles versions == According to biographer [[Mark Lewisohn]] in ''The Complete Beatles Chronicle'', [[The Beatles]] (first as [[The Quarrymen]]) regularly performed the song, from 1957 through 1960 (possibly later) with [[Paul McCartney]] on lead vocal. There is no known recorded version from that time. However, [[Len Garry]] of The Quarrymen (in his book ''John, Paul & Me'') states that it was one of the songs the group played on July 6, 1957, the day [[John Lennon]] met Paul McCartney and that the song was recorded then (but was erased later). Author Doug Sulpy (in ''Drugs, Divorce and a Slipping Image'') adds that on January 13, 1969, during the "[[Get Back]]" sessions, they did record a "spirited" version of it with McCartney and [[George Harrison]] sharing vocals. Lennon did not join in the recording, as he was sitting watching while having tea. That version of the song remains officially unreleased (due to it being in [[Monaural|mono]] and McCartney and Harrison not remembering all the lyrics by that late date). In 1999, McCartney cut a [[Hard rock|hard-rocking]] version on the album ''[[Run Devil Run (album)|Run Devil Run]]'', while his surviving Quarrymen bandmates recorded it in 2004 on ''[[Songs We Remember]]''.{{cn|date=March 2024}} ==Billy Joel version== {{Infobox song | name = All Shook Up | cover = All Shook Up Billy Joel.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Billy Joel]] | album = [[Honeymoon in Vegas#Soundtrack|Honeymoon in Vegas]] | B-side = {{Unbulleted list|"[[Wear My Ring Around Your Neck#Ricky Van Shelton version|Wear My Ring Around Your Neck]]"|"[[Surrender (Elvis Presley song)|Surrender]]"}} | released = 1992 | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | length = 2:09 | label = [[Epic Soundtrax|Epic]] | writer = [[Otis Blackwell]], [[Elvis Presley]] | producer = | prev_title = [[Shameless (Billy Joel song)|Shameless]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[The River of Dreams]] | next_year = 1993 }} In 1991, [[Billy Joel]] recorded the song for the movie ''[[Honeymoon in Vegas]]'', which also featured other Elvis Presley songs by various artists. It was released as a single and peaked at No. 92 in the US and No. 27 in the UK. ===Chart positions=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1992) !Peak<br>position |- |[[ARIA Charts|Australian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=146}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|54 |- {{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|28|chartid=1933|access-date=June 15, 2017}} |- |[[French Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|author=InfoDisc, Daniel Lesueur, Dominic Durand, Lesueur |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Artistes.php |title=InfoDisc : Bilan des Ventes par Artiste |website=Infodisc.fr |access-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614035645/http://www.infodisc.fr/Artistes.php |archive-date=June 14, 2012 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|60 |- |German [[Media Control Charts]] | style="text-align:center;"|52 |- |[[Irish Singles Chart]] | style="text-align:center;"|23 |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|26|artist=Billy Joel|song=All Shook Up|access-date=June 15, 2017}} |- {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|27|artist=Billy Joel|song=All Shook Up|access-date=June 15, 2017}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|92|artist=Billy Joel|access-date=June 15, 2017}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|15|artist=Billy Joel|access-date=June 15, 2017}} |} ==Other recordings and notable performances== * [[Suzi Quatro]] recorded the song for her debut solo album ''[[Suzi Quatro (album)|Suzi Quatro]]'' in 1973 (titled ''Can the Can'' in Australia).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{Cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher=Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | pages= 785β6 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> Her recording of the song was released as a single in 1974 and peaked at number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name=Quatro.AllMusicReview> {{cite web | last = Unterberger | first = Richie | title = Suzi Quatro - Awards : AllMusic | work = www.allmusic.com | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]] | location = Ann Arbor, USA | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/suzi-quatro-mn0000033560/awards | access-date = September 2, 2012 }}</ref> Presley invited Quatro to [[Graceland]], commenting that her version was the best since the original. Quatro declined the offer.{{cn|date=March 2024}} * A version by English DJ and producer [[Adamski]] titled "[[The Space Jungle]]" was released in 1990 on the album ''[[Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy]]'' and was a hit across Europe, peaking in the top 10 of the Finnish and UK charts, as well as on the U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|dance chart]] at No. 8. ==See also== * [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1957|List of ''Billboard'' number-one singles of 1957]] * [[R&B number-one hits of 1957 (USA)|List of ''Billboard'' number-one rhythm and blues hits]] * [[Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1957|''Billboard'' year-end top 50 singles of 1957]] * [[List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1957|List of ''Cash Box'' Best Sellers number-one singles of 1957]] * [[List of CHUM number-one singles of 1957]] * ''[[Preseucoela imallshookupis]]'' ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Elvis Presley}} {{Elvis Presley singles}} {{Billy Joel}} {{Suzi Quatro}} {{Billboard Year-End number one singles 1946β1959}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1957 songs]] [[Category:1957 singles]] [[Category:1974 singles]] [[Category:1992 singles]] [[Category:Elvis Presley songs]] [[Category:Suzi Quatro songs]] [[Category:Billy Joel songs]] [[Category:Billboard Top 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:UK singles chart number-one singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Otis Blackwell]] [[Category:Songs written by Elvis Presley]] [[Category:RCA Victor singles]] [[Category:Epic Records singles]]
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