"Elvis Ain't Dead" is a song by the British band Scouting for Girls. It was released as a single on 17 December 2007.
| "Elvis Ain't Dead" | ||||
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| Single by Scouting for Girls | ||||
| from the album Scouting for Girls | ||||
| Released | 17 December 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3.50 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Scouting for Girls | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Green | |||
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Music video
editThe music video for "Elvis Ain't Dead" was recorded in a studio and involved the band members simply playing the song. There are shots of Roy Stride wandering around town and seeing people with Elvis haircuts and wearing the sorts of clothes he wore. At the end of the video he sees the girl that he is attracted to and the song fades with the words "Elvis has left the building. Thank you and goodnight!", a line made famous by Elvis.
Chart performance
editOn December 8, 2007 “Elvis Ain’t Dead” debuted on the UK charts at number 91. Two weeks later on December 22 Elvis Ain't Dead" entered the UK Top 40 at #33 in the UK Singles Chart via download sales alone. From then on, it slowly crept up the charts. It rose five places to #28 in its first week of physical release, then two places up to #26 the next week, climbed a further nine places to #17 in its third week and it then jumped another seven places to #10 in its fourth week, hence becoming the band's second UK Top 10 single. It rose two more places to its peak at #8 in its fifth week and sixth week. To date, the song has spent a total of 28 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, including chart re-entries.
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak Position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[1] | 17 |
| Scotland (OCC)[2] | 25 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 8 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 74 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Elvis Ain't Dead". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Scouting For Girls: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "British single certifications – Scouting for Girls – Elvis Ain't Dead". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
External links
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