Don't (Elvis Presley song)

"Don't" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. Written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States. "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts.[1] Billboard ranked the ballad[2] as the No. 3 song for 1958.[3]

"Don't"
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side"I Beg of You"
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1958
RecordedSeptember 6, 1957
Length2:49
Songwriter(s)Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)Leiber-Stoller
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice"
(1957)		 "Don't" / "I Beg of You"
(1958)		 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time"
(1958)
Music video
"Don't" (audio) on YouTube

The song was included in the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe, as a medley with "Love Me", and cleverly used in the key scene of the 1992 film Dave, right at the moment the President of the United States (played by Kevin Kline), has a stroke while making love to a mistress, inside the White House.

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1958) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 1
US Billboard Hot Country Singles 2
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles 4

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 468.
  2. Heartbreak Hotel: The Life and Music of Elvis Presley - page 84
  3. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1958
  4. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.



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