Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog

by Elvis Presley

Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 13 July 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 4:18
  • Community rating: 4.23/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A massive double A-side that utterly dominated the pop, country, and R&B charts simultaneously. It firmly established the artist's unprecedented crossover appeal and defined the energetic swagger of early rock.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, classic, old-school, rhythmic, punchy

Tracklist

  1. Hound Dog (2:15)
  2. Don't Be Cruel (2:03)

Credits

  • Elvis Presley - primary artist
  • Leiber & Stoller - written-by
  • Otis Blackwell - written-by

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