In 2004, it finished at number 21 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. "[3] Gender studies scholars cite the song for "its famous reference to homoerotics behind bars,"[4] while music critic Garry Mulholland writes, "'Jailhouse Rock' was always a queer lyric, in both senses.

It topped the Billboard EP charts, eventually selling two million copies and earning a double-platinum RIAA certification. [6], The single, with its B-side "Treat Me Nice" (another song from the film's soundtrack) was a US number one hit for seven weeks in the fall of 1957, and a UK number one hit for three weeks early in 1958.

The Purple Gang was a real mob. "Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. Country: US • Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen • Style: Soundtrack, Rock … RCA Victor released the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, the song had a film release of Presley's motion picture under the same name, Jailhouse Rock. [11] In 2019, it ranked number 31 on the list of Spain's most heard radio station, Rock FM 500's five hundred rockers of all time, ahead of any other song of the 1950s. Complete your Elvis Presley collection.

The King, however, sang it as straight rock & roll, overlooking the jokes in the lyrics (like the suggestion of gay romance when inmate Number 47 tells Number 3, 'You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see') and then introducing Scotty Moore's guitar solo with a cry so intense that the take almost collapses. [citation needed], In 2005, the song was re-released in the UK and reached number one for a single week, when it became the lowest-selling number one in UK history. "[5] Douglas Brode writes of the filmed production number that it's "amazing that the sequence passed by the censors". [9], Also in 1957, "Jailhouse Rock" was the lead song in an EP (extended play single), together with other songs from the film, namely "Young and Beautiful," "I Want to be Free," "Don't Leave Me Now," and "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (but with "Treat Me Nice" omitted). Complete your Elvis Presley collection. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock at Discogs. [2], According to Rolling Stone, Leiber and Stoller's "theme song for Presley's third movie was decidedly silly, the kind of tongue-in-cheek goof they had come up with for The Coasters.

Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock at Discogs. "Sad Sack" was a U.S. Army nickname in World War II for a loser, which was also the name of a popular comic strip and comic book character. "Jailhouse Rock" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that first became a hit for Elvis Presley. Country: Europe • Genre: Rock •

Presley performed it in the film of the same name and RCA Victor issued the song on a 45 rpm single on September 24, 1957, which reached the top of the charts in the U.S. and the Top 10 in several other countries. “Jailhouse Rock” is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Philip Brett, Elizabeth Wood and Gary Thomas, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, Cash Box Magazine Top Country & Western Singles, List of Top 25 singles for 1957 in Australia, Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1957, List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1957, List of number-one country singles of 1957 (U.S.), List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s, List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2000s, Ultratop.be – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", Lescharts.com – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", Swisscharts.com – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", Swedishcharts.com – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", "Elvis Presley's Top 50 biggest selling songs revealed", "American single certifications – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock", Recording Industry Association of America, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You), Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On), There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In), Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom, I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jailhouse_Rock_(song)&oldid=984698264, Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles, Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles, Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Singlechart usages for Belgium (Flanders), Singlechart usages for Belgium (Wallonia), Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Pages using certification Table Entry without certification, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 15:34. On November 27, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs. It was the first record to enter the UK charts at number one. [citation needed], ^shipments figures based on certification alone. Shifty Henry was a well-known LA musician, not a criminal. The song has been recognized by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the American Film Institute, and others. Some of the characters named in the song are real people. [7] In addition, "Jailhouse Rock" spent one week at the top of the US country charts,[8] and reached the number one position on the R&B chart. [citation needed], Rolling Stone magazine included "Jailhouse Rock" at number 67 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[10] and it was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock CHORDS Album Jailhouse Rock Genre Rock LYRICS SONG KEY