Rock-A-Hula Baby

"Rock-A-Hula Baby"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Blue Hawaii
A-side	"Can't Help Falling in Love"
Released	October 1, 1961
Recorded	March 23, 1961, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Pop rock n' roll
Writer(s)	Ben Weisman Fred Wise Dolores Fuller[1]
Producer(s)	Steve Sholes[1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Can't Help Falling in Love" (1961) "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (1961) "Good Luck Charm" (1961)

"Rock-A-Hula Baby ("Twist" Special)" is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii. Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, and Dolores Fuller,^[1] it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock and roll. It was the first song published by Fuller, who would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Presley.

A double A-sided release with "Can't Help Falling in Love", it peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1962, and spent four weeks at the chart summit.^[2] The song has appeared on several compilation albums due to its chart success.

The title song of the 1992 movie Rock-a-Doodle parodied "Rock-A-Hula Baby".

References

1. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 134. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.