Spinout (song)

"Spinout" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Spinout. In 1966 it was released on a single with "All That I Am", another song from the same movie, on the opposite side.[1] It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] but would continue to sell over 400,000 copies.[2] ("All That I Am" also charted, peaking at number 41.)[3]

"Spinout"
One of flipsides of the U.S. vinyl single, saying "Elvis Sings 'Spinout' and 'All That I Am'"
Picture sleeve for the U.S. vinyl single, with "All That I Am" in smaller font
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Spinout
B-side"All That I Am"
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1966
RecordedFebruary 17, 1966
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenreRock and roll
Length2:32
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Come What May (Elvis Presley song)"
(1966)		 "Spinout"
(1966)		 "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
(1966)

Critical reception

John Floyd, the author of the book Sun Records: An Oral History, considers "Spinout" a great song, naming it along other great songs from "Presley's seriously underrated sixties and seventies work": "Can't Help Falling in Love", "You Don't Know Me", "Long Black Limousine", "Suspicious Minds", and "I Can Help".[4]

Charts
Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 40

References
  1. Lee Cotten (1985). All shook up: Elvis day-by-day, 1954-1977. Pierian Press. ISBN 9780876501726.
  2. Jay Warner (2004). On this Day in Music History. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1.
  3. "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  4. John Floyd (25 June 2015). Sun Records: An Oral History (Second ed.). BookBaby. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-942531-09-8.
  5. "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart (1966-11-12)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
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