Jailhouse Rock
"Jailhouse Rock" and its B-side "Treat Me Nice", both written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, from Elvis Presley's third movie, topped the US charts for 7 weeks (6 weeks in October - November 1957, with a break for 2 weeks by Sam Cooke's "You Send Me", and back to top for 1 week in December).
"Jailhouse Rock" was a #1 hit for UK charts for 3 weeks (January - February 1958). In 2005, the song was re-released in the UK and reached #1 for a single week.
Among the artites who have covered the "Jailhouse Rock" are: Jerry Lee Lewis, The Animals, Patti Smith, ZZ Top, John Cougar Mellencamp, Michael Bolton and Carl Perkins.
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