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It's Now or Never (song)

October 20, 2023

"It's Now or Never" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single in 1960. The song is one of the best-selling singles by Presley (20 million copies), and one of the best-selling physical singles of all time.[3][4] It was recorded by Bill Porter at RCA Studio B in Nashville.[5] It is written in E major and has a tempo of 80 BPM.[6]

"It's Now or Never"
Original 45 picture sleeve
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side"A Mess of Blues"
"Make Me Know It" (UK)
ReleasedJuly 5, 1960
RecordedApril 3, 1960
StudioRCA Victor (Nashville)
GenrePop[1] [2]
Length3:15
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
(1960) 		"It's Now or Never"
(1960) 		"Are You Lonesome Tonight"
(1960)
Elvis Presley UK singles chronology
"A Mess of Blues"
(1960) 		"It's Now or Never"
(1960) 		"Are You Lonesome Tonight"
(1960)
Music video
"It's Now or Never" (audio) on YouTube

In 1960, "It's Now or Never" was a number-one record in the U.S. for Elvis Presley, spending five weeks at number one and the UK, where it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 and an additional week at number one in 2005 as a re-issue, and numerous other countries, selling in excess of 20 million physical copies worldwide, Elvis Presley's biggest international single ever. Its British release was delayed for some time because of rights issues, allowing the song to build up massive advance orders and to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one, a very rare occurrence at the time. "It's Now or Never" peaked at number seven on the R&B charts.[7]

Background Edit

"It's Now or Never" is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song of the Neapolitan language, "'O Sole mio" (music by Eduardo di Capua); the other being "There's No Tomorrow", recorded by U.S. singer Tony Martin in 1949, which inspired Presley's version. The lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold. The song was published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc.

In the late 1950s, while stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army, Presley heard Martin's recording. It is also likely that he was inspired to record this because of his fondness for Mario Lanza who had first popularized "'O Sole Mio" to American audiences and who had died the year before "It's Now or Never" was recorded.[8] According to The New York Times, quoting from the 1986 book Behind the Hits, "he told the idea to his music publisher, Freddy Bienstock, who was visiting him in Germany... Mr. Bienstock, who many times found songwriters for Presley, returned to his New York City office, where he found songwriters, Mr. [Aaron] Schroeder and Wally Gold, the only people in that day. The two wrote lyrics in half an hour. Selling more than 5 million records, the song became number one in countries all around and was Presley's best selling single ever... a song [they] finished in 20 minutes to a half hour was the biggest song of [their] career."[9]

Barry White credited this song as his inspiration for changing his life and becoming a singer following his release from prison.[10] In the promotional video for the Beatles' 1968 single "Hey Jude," the members of the band jokingly perform a few lines of the song.

Versions Edit

A live version featuring "'O Sole mio" is available on the 1977 live album Elvis in Concert. "'O Sole mio" is sung by tenor Sherrill Nielson. In 2015, a new version for the song was recorded accompanied by new orchestral arrangement by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was released on album If I Can Dream.

In early 2005, the song was re-released along with the other Presley singles in the UK, and again reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5 February 2005. The re-release held the record for the lowest selling number-one single in UK chart history until Orson's "No Tomorrow" in 2006.[11] The song also appears in the TV mini-series Elvis.

Chart performance Edit

United States Edit

"It's Now or Never" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at No. 44 on July 18, 1960. After climbing to No. 14 and then a two-week stay at No. 3, the song climbed to No. 1 for a five-week stay, beginning August 15. In that same week, the B-side to the single, "A Mess of Blues" - peaked at No. 32 independently. During its run at the top of the US charts, "It's Now or Never" kept "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures at No. 2 before succumbing to "The Twist" by Chubby Checker on September 19. Presley fell to No. 3, spending a further seven weeks inside the top 40 before dropping out on November 14 (the same week that his follow-up, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", debuted on the chart). As an A-side, Presley's former bass player's group Bill Black Combo charted with their version of "Don't Be Cruel" around the same time.

United Kingdom Edit

In the UK, the single gained an eventual release in late October 1960, following copyright discussions. It became the first song to enter the new Record Retailer charts at No. 1 - later adopted as the UK Singles Chart. During an eight-week run at the top, Presley was held off strong competition from Shirley Bassey ("As Long As He Needs Me") and The Drifters ("Save the Last Dance for Me") before claiming the coveted Christmas number one for 1960. A week later, he was deposed by Cliff Richard and the Shadows' "I Love You". Presley dropped to No. 2 and would leave the top 10 as "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" began its ascent to No. 1. After 18 weeks, "It's Now or Never" left the UK top 40 on 15 March 1961. Due to the single's delayed UK release, "A Mess of Blues" had already attained A-side status and peaked at No. 2 on 21 September 1960.

"It's Now or Never" would be one of several songs to return to the UK top 40 in the wake of Presley's death, reaching No. 39 on 3 August 1977.

On 5 February 2005, the song returned to the top of the UK charts for one more week as part of a week-by-week reissue series of his former chart-toppers. This gave Presley his 21st UK number one single, his fourth of the new millennium. Overall, "It's Now or Never" has managed 22 weeks in the UK top 40.

Charts Edit

Sales and certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland — 31,000[36]
Germany (BVMI)[37] Gold 1,000,000[37]
Netherlands — 160,000[38]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[39] Silver 25,000[39]
Sweden — 100,000[40]
United Kingdom (BPI)[37]
Physical sales 		Gold 1,300,000[41]
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]
Digital sales since 2004 		Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[44] Platinum 5,000,000[43]
Summaries
Benelux — 200,000[45]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

John Schneider version Edit

"It's Now or Never"
 
Single by John Schneider
from the album Now or Never
B-side"Stay"
ReleasedMay 1981
GenreCountry
Length3:22
LabelScotti Brothers
Songwriter(s)
John Schneider singles chronology
"It's Now or Never"
(1981) 		"Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad"
(1981)

American country music singer and actor John Schneider released in 1981 a cover of the song as his first single and the title track of his debut album It's Now or Never. Schneider's version was a top five hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance Edit

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 7
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[46] 49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[47] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[48] 4
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[49] 5
Year-end chart (1981) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[50] 82

Uses in popular culture Edit

An instrumental version is used in a scene from Masahiro Shinoda's 1964 film Pale Flower.

Presley's version appears in a 2017 TV commercial for Jose Cuervo.

At the 20th anniversary concert of the Suntory Hall in Japan in 2006, Italian tenors Vincenzo La Scola and Giuseppe Sabbatini and American tenor Neil Shicoff sang a bilingual version of the song together. For their respective solo parts, the two Italians sang the original Neapolitan lyrics, while Shicoff sang two segments of "It's now or never"; and all three joined for the final chorus with the Neapolitan lyrics.[51]

Josh Groban covered the song for his 2020 album Harmony.

See also Edit

References Edit

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  10. ^ Barry White with Marc Eliot, Love Unlimited, New York: Broadway Books, 1999, p. 22.
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External links Edit

  • It's Now Or Never lyrics
  • Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never on YouTube

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It s Now or Never is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single in 1960 The song is one of the best selling singles by Presley 20 million copies and one of the best selling physical singles of all time 3 4 It was recorded by Bill Porter at RCA Studio B in Nashville 5 It is written in E major and has a tempo of 80 BPM 6 It s Now or Never Original 45 picture sleeveSingle by Elvis PresleyB side A Mess of Blues Make Me Know It UK ReleasedJuly 5 1960RecordedApril 3 1960StudioRCA Victor Nashville GenrePop 1 2 Length3 15LabelRCA VictorSongwriter s Wally GoldAaron SchroederEduardo di CapuaElvis Presley singles chronology Stuck on You Fame and Fortune 1960 It s Now or Never 1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight 1960 Elvis Presley UK singles chronology A Mess of Blues 1960 It s Now or Never 1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight 1960 Music video It s Now or Never audio on YouTubeIn 1960 It s Now or Never was a number one record in the U S for Elvis Presley spending five weeks at number one and the UK where it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 and an additional week at number one in 2005 as a re issue and numerous other countries selling in excess of 20 million physical copies worldwide Elvis Presley s biggest international single ever Its British release was delayed for some time because of rights issues allowing the song to build up massive advance orders and to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one a very rare occurrence at the time It s Now or Never peaked at number seven on the R amp B charts 7 Contents 1 Background 2 Versions 3 Chart performance 3 1 United States 3 2 United Kingdom 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 All time charts 5 Sales and certifications 6 John Schneider version 6 1 Chart performance 7 Uses in popular culture 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground Edit It s Now or Never is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song of the Neapolitan language O Sole mio music by Eduardo di Capua the other being There s No Tomorrow recorded by U S singer Tony Martin in 1949 which inspired Presley s version The lyrics were written by Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold The song was published by Elvis Presley s company Gladys Music Inc In the late 1950s while stationed in Germany with the U S Army Presley heard Martin s recording It is also likely that he was inspired to record this because of his fondness for Mario Lanza who had first popularized O Sole Mio to American audiences and who had died the year before It s Now or Never was recorded 8 According to The New York Times quoting from the 1986 book Behind the Hits he told the idea to his music publisher Freddy Bienstock who was visiting him in Germany Mr Bienstock who many times found songwriters for Presley returned to his New York City office where he found songwriters Mr Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold the only people in that day The two wrote lyrics in half an hour Selling more than 5 million records the song became number one in countries all around and was Presley s best selling single ever a song they finished in 20 minutes to a half hour was the biggest song of their career 9 Barry White credited this song as his inspiration for changing his life and becoming a singer following his release from prison 10 In the promotional video for the Beatles 1968 single Hey Jude the members of the band jokingly perform a few lines of the song Versions EditA live version featuring O Sole mio is available on the 1977 live album Elvis in Concert O Sole mio is sung by tenor Sherrill Nielson In 2015 a new version for the song was recorded accompanied by new orchestral arrangement by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was released on album If I Can Dream In early 2005 the song was re released along with the other Presley singles in the UK and again reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week of 5 February 2005 The re release held the record for the lowest selling number one single in UK chart history until Orson s No Tomorrow in 2006 11 The song also appears in the TV mini series Elvis Chart performance EditUnited States Edit It s Now or Never entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at No 44 on July 18 1960 After climbing to No 14 and then a two week stay at No 3 the song climbed to No 1 for a five week stay beginning August 15 In that same week the B side to the single A Mess of Blues peaked at No 32 independently During its run at the top of the US charts It s Now or Never kept Walk Don t Run by The Ventures at No 2 before succumbing to The Twist by Chubby Checker on September 19 Presley fell to No 3 spending a further seven weeks inside the top 40 before dropping out on November 14 the same week that his follow up Are You Lonesome Tonight debuted on the chart As an A side Presley s former bass player s group Bill Black Combo charted with their version of Don t Be Cruel around the same time United Kingdom Edit In the UK the single gained an eventual release in late October 1960 following copyright discussions It became the first song to enter the new Record Retailer charts at No 1 later adopted as the UK Singles Chart During an eight week run at the top Presley was held off strong competition from Shirley Bassey As Long As He Needs Me and The Drifters Save the Last Dance for Me before claiming the coveted Christmas number one for 1960 A week later he was deposed by Cliff Richard and the Shadows I Love You Presley dropped to No 2 and would leave the top 10 as Are You Lonesome Tonight began its ascent to No 1 After 18 weeks It s Now or Never left the UK top 40 on 15 March 1961 Due to the single s delayed UK release A Mess of Blues had already attained A side status and peaked at No 2 on 21 September 1960 It s Now or Never would be one of several songs to return to the UK top 40 in the wake of Presley s death reaching No 39 on 3 August 1977 On 5 February 2005 the song returned to the top of the UK charts for one more week as part of a week by week reissue series of his former chart toppers This gave Presley his 21st UK number one single his fourth of the new millennium Overall It s Now or Never has managed 22 weeks in the UK top 40 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1960 61 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 12 1Canada CHUM Hit Parade 13 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 14 1Germany Der Musikmarkt 15 2Ireland Evening Herald 16 1Netherlands Single Top 100 17 1New Zealand Lever Hit Parade 18 1Norway VG lista 19 1South Africa Springbok 1UK Singles OCC 20 1US Billboard Hot 100 21 1US Billboard Hot R amp B Sides 22 7US Singles Cash Box 23 1Chart 1977 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 24 39Chart 2005 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 25 86Ireland IRMA 26 6Netherlands Single Top 100 17 58Scotland OCC 27 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 28 47UK Singles OCC 29 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1960 PositionSouth Africa 30 1US Billboard Hot 100 31 7US Singles Cash Box 32 2Chart 2005 PositionUK Singles Official Charts Company 33 152All time charts Edit Chart 1958 2018 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 34 118Chart PositionUK Singles Official Charts Company 35 76Sales and certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesFinland 31 000 36 Germany BVMI 37 Gold 1 000 000 37 Netherlands 160 000 38 Norway IFPI Norway 39 Silver 25 000 39 Sweden 100 000 40 United Kingdom BPI 37 Physical sales Gold 1 300 000 41 United Kingdom BPI 42 Digital sales since 2004 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 44 Platinum 5 000 000 43 SummariesBenelux 200 000 45 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone John Schneider version Edit It s Now or Never nbsp Single by John Schneiderfrom the album Now or NeverB side Stay ReleasedMay 1981GenreCountryLength3 22LabelScotti BrothersSongwriter s Wally GoldAaron SchroederEduardo di CapuaJohn Schneider singles chronology It s Now or Never 1981 Them Good Ol Boys Are Bad 1981 American country music singer and actor John Schneider released in 1981 a cover of the song as his first single and the title track of his debut album It s Now or Never Schneider s version was a top five hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at No 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart performance Edit Chart 1981 PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks 7Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 5New Zealand RIANZ 46 49U S Billboard Hot 100 47 14U S Billboard Hot Country Singles 48 4U S Billboard Adult Contemporary 49 5Year end chart 1981 RankUS Top Pop Singles Billboard 50 82Uses in popular culture EditAn instrumental version is used in a scene from Masahiro Shinoda s 1964 film Pale Flower Presley s version appears in a 2017 TV commercial for Jose Cuervo At the 20th anniversary concert of the Suntory Hall in Japan in 2006 Italian tenors Vincenzo La Scola and Giuseppe Sabbatini and American tenor Neil Shicoff sang a bilingual version of the song together For their respective solo parts the two Italians sang the original Neapolitan lyrics while Shicoff sang two segments of It s now or never and all three joined for the final chorus with the Neapolitan lyrics 51 Josh Groban covered the song for his 2020 album Harmony See also EditList of best selling singles List of best selling singles in Germany List of number one hits in Norway List of Hot 100 number one singles of 1960 U S List of number one singles from the 1960s UK List of number one singles from the 2000s UK References Edit Listen to Pop Exploring a Musical Genre Abc Clio September 2018 ISBN 9781440863776 Elvis for Dummies John Wiley amp Sons 5 June 2009 ISBN 9780470562086 Collins Ace 2005 Untold Gold The Stories Behind Elvis s 1 Hits Chicago Review Press pp 155 162 ISBN 9781569765074 Untold Gold The Stories Behind Elvis s 1 Hits Chicago Review Press April 2005 ISBN 9781569765074 Dub Steps How Elvis Recorded It s Now Or Never RCA Studio B Studiob org Retrieved 22 April 2021 Key and BPM Tempo of It s Now or Never by Elvis Presley NoteDiscover Retrieved 28 May 2019 Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 468 Patterson Nigel December 1998 Influences on a Legend 8 Mario Lanza Elvis Monthly 468 5 8 Martin Douglas December 6 2009 Aaron Schroeder Writer of Hit Songs for Elvis Presley Dies at 83 The New York Times Barry White with Marc Eliot Love Unlimited New York Broadway Books 1999 p 22 O Brien Jon 17 March 2016 15 songs from the 00s you probably forgot made number one Metro Retrieved 2 July 2017 Kent David 2005 Australian Chart Book 1940 1969 the Hit Songs and Records from Thirty Years of Specially Compiled Charts Australian Chart Book Limited ISBN 9780646444390 Retrieved 2013 03 04 CHUM Hit Parade Monday July 18 1960 1050 CHUM August 22 1960 Elvis Presley It s Now or Never in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved March 4 2013 Elvis Presley It s Now or Never Charts de Media Control Retrieved March 4 2013 dead link Irish Top Ten 1959 1962 Ukmix org 7 March 2006 Retrieved 22 April 2021 a b Elvis Presley It s Now or Never in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved March 4 2013 Lever Hit Parades Flavourofnz co nz Flavour of New Zealand Retrieved 22 April 2021 Elvis 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Retrieved 2013 03 04 The Cash Box Year End Charts 1960 Cash Box Magazine 1960 Archived from the original on 2012 10 05 Retrieved 2013 03 04 The Official UK Singles Chart 2005 PDF UKChartsPlus Retrieved 8 July 2018 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 The UK s biggest selling singles of all time Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 24 June 2018 Retrieved 5 July 2018 Elvis Presley in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved June 25 2023 a b c Murrells Joseph 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2 illustrated ed Barrie amp Jenkins ISBN 0 214 20480 4 eduardo di Wapperom Hemmy J S June 26 1961 Connie Froboes Set For Festival Billboard p 41 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved June 25 2023 via Google Books a b Wedge Don June 23 1961 EMI Disk Tokens to Cover Decca Pye amp Other Labels Billboard p 41 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved June 25 2023 via Google Books Scandinavia Sweden PDF Cash Box January 14 1961 p 45 Retrieved June 25 2023 Copsey Rob August 17 2017 Elvis Presley s Top 50 biggest selling songs revealed Official Charts Company Retrieved August 16 2017 British single certifications Elvis Presley It s Now or Never British Phonographic Industry Retrieved August 6 2021 Murrells Joseph 1985 Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s an illustrated directory Arco Pub p 145 ISBN 0668064595 It turned out to be the biggest hit of his already phenomenal career global sales were reported 20 million five million in the U S A one million in Britain one million in Germant and the remainder from other countries including Sweden and Japan American single certifications Elvis Presley It s Now or Never Recording Industry Association of America Torfs Jan January 9 1961 New Elvis Disk Hits No 1 Spot Billboard p 12 Retrieved August 8 2023 The Official New Zealand Music Chart Nztop40 co nz Retrieved 22 April 2021 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944 2006 Second edition Record Research p 305 Whitburn Joel 1993 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 1993 Record Research p 213 Number One Awards Billboard s 1981 Year End Charts Pop Singles Billboard Vol 93 no 51 December 26 1981 p YE 9 Retrieved 5 April 2020 Vincenzo La Scola Giuseppe Sabbatini amp Neil Shicoff O sole mio オー ソレ ミオ YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved 22 April 2021 External links EditIt s Now Or Never lyrics Elvis Presley It s Now or Never on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s Now or Never song amp oldid 1169968977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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