Elvis Ain't Dead Explained

Elvis Ain't Dead
Cover:ElvisAintDeadSingle.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Scouting for Girls
Album:Scouting for Girls
Released:17 December 2007
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3.50
Label:Epic
Producer:Andy Green
Prev Title:She's So Lovely
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Heartbeat
Next Year:2008

"Elvis Ain't Dead" is a song by the British band Scouting for Girls. It was released as a single on 17 December 2007.

Music video

The 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

On 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.

Year-end charts

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008. Official Charts Company. January 16, 2020.