Hound Dog
: Elvis PresleyDate: 08/1956
From: The Real Elvis EP
Comment:
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #19] US: B-side to Don't Be Cruel; hit for Big Mama Thornton in 1953; charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 04/08/1956 | 1 |
| US ctry | 04/08/1956 | 1 |
| US R&B | 1 | |
| UK | 22/09/1956 | 2 |
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| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| My Baby Left Me (05/1956 • 40 pts) | Hound Dog (08/1956 • 475 pts) | Don't Be Cruel (08/1956 • 288 pts) |
| Elvis Presley singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Heartbreak Hotel (03/1956 • 466 pts) | Hound Dog (08/1956 • 475 pts) | |
Music video
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 • Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton • Hound Dog |  | ||
1956 • Elvis Presley  • Hound Dog | |  | |
| 2007 • Elvis Presley • Hound Dog | | ||