| Where Do You Come From | |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Album: | Girls! Girls! Girls! |
| Released: | October 1962 |
| Length: | 2:05 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Prev Title: | King of the Whole Wide World |
| Prev Title2: | Home Is Where the Heart Is |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Return to Sender | |
| Title2: | Where Do You Come From |
| Next Title: | One Broken Heart for Sale |
| Next Title2: | They Remind Me Too Much of You |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
"Where Do You Come From" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls!.[1] [2] It was subsequently rejected for use in the motion picture and did not appear in the film, but was included on its soundtrack album Girls! Girls! Girls!.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. It was written by Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts.[3]
Elvis Presley recorded "Where Do You Come From" on March 27, 1962 — during his March 26-28 soundtrack recordings for the Paramount motion picture Girls! Girls! Girls! at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California.[4]
The song was released on a single as a flip side to "Return to Sender" in October 1962.[5] [6] "Where Do You Come From" peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Return to Sender" peaked at number 2.[7] [8] [9] [10] The title "Return to Sender" was certified Gold in the United States for selling a million copies.
In 1962, Billboard called the song a "croon ballad".[11] According to the book Elvis Films FAQ, it is a "slow, aching ballad" that "starts a bit like "As Long As I Have You"."