Kissin' Cousins (song)

"Kissin' Cousins"
Single by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires
from the album Kissin' Cousins soundtrack
A-side
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1964
Recorded1963
GenreRock and roll, pop
Length2:14
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Fred Wise
Randy Starr
Producer(s)Chet Atkins
Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires singles chronology
"Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
(1963)
"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me'"
(1964)
"Viva Las Vegas" / "What'd I Say"
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BillboardFavorable

"Kissin' Cousins" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture Kissin' Cousins. The movie also featured a completely different song, titled "Kissin' Cousins (No. 2)", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye.

Writing and recording

The song was written by Fred Wise and Randy Starr. The song was published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. Elvis Presley recorded his vocals for the song over an earlier-recorded backing track on October 10 (or possibly in the early morning of October 11), 1963.

Release history

The single was first released as a single on February 10, 1964, with "It Hurts Me", a non-movie song, on the opposite side as RCA Victor 47–8307."Kissin' Cousins" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. ("It Hurts Me" also charted, peaking at number 29.)

The song's first LP release was in March 1964 on the Kissing Cousins soundtrack LP (LPM-2894 in mono and LSP-2894 in stereo). On March 27, 1992, the single "Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me" was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies.

Critical reception

Reviewing the single "Kissin' Cousings / It Hurts Me" in its February 15, 1964 issue, Billboard called the two songs "[t]wo more contenders for chart honors from Elvis."

First side is from forthcoming film and features good middle tempo rock with voices and guitars in support.

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
"Kissin' Cousins"
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 33
Germany 27
Norway (VG-lista) 6
UK (Official Charts Company) 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 10
"Kissin' Cousins / It Hurts Me"
Australia (retrospect Kent Music Report) 7

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