"Hound Dog" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1952. The remake by Elvis Presley, the best known version, was released on July 13, 1956. This is the version that is #19 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Don't Be Cruel" was the flip side of the "Hound Dog" single. Both sides of the record topped the charts independently, a rare feat. "Hound Dog" also topped all three Billboard charts: pop, country & western, and rhythm & blues, the first record in history to do so.
"Hound Dog" sold over 4 million copies in the United States on its first release. It was Elvis's best selling single, and it spent eleven weeks at #1. It stayed in the #1 spot until it was replaced by "Love Me Tender," also recorded by Elvis.
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog - Video
Elvis Presley - Hound Dog - Lyrics
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
cryin' all the time.
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
cryin' all the time.
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
and you ain't no friend of mine.
When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
When they said you was high classed,
well, that was just a lie.
You ain't never caught a rabbit
and you ain't no friend of mine.
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