<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Can't Help Falling in Love" (audio) on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <P> "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop ballad based on "Plaisir d'amour", an 18th - century song which is sung by Montgomery Clift in the 1949 film "The Heiress" starring Clift and Olivia de Havilland, with a musical score provided by Aaron Copland . The pop ballad was originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Presley's publishing company . It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss . (The melody is based on "Plaisir d'amour", a popular romance composed in 1784 by Jean - Paul - Égide Martini). "Can't Help Falling in Love" was featured in Presley's 1961 film, Blue Hawaii . During the following four decades, it was recorded by numerous other artists, including Tom Smothers, Swedish pop group A-Teens, and the British reggae group UB40, whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK charts . </P> <P> Elvis Presley's version of the song topped the British charts in 1962 . The single is certified Platinum by the RIAA, for US sales in excess of one million copies . In the United States, the song peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 behind Joey Dee and the Starliters' "Peppermint Twist" and went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks . </P>

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