Bossa Nova Baby
| "Bossa Nova Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Fun in Acapulco | ||||
| B-side | "Witchcraft" | |||
| Released | October 1963 | |||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | |||
| Recorded | January 22, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | |||
| Producer(s) | Joseph Lilley | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA[1] by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco. The song appeared in a 2014 ad for Heineken.
The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart[2] and number twenty on the Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1963.[3] It also reached number 13 in the UK charts.[4]
It was first recorded and released by Tippie and the Clovers in 1962.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Elvis Discography - 1963
- ↑ Billboard Chart Statistics - Top 20 pop Singles
- ↑ Billboard Top 20 R&B Singles
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2191574.stm
- ↑ Elvis Presley Original Versions of Songs He Sang http://davidneale.eu/elvis/originals/list2.html#S1155
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