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"Don't Ask Me Why" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1958 motion picture King Creole.

It was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music).

In 1958 the song was released on a single as a flipside to "Hard Headed Woman", another song from the same movie. In the United States "Don't Ask Me Why" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Hard Headed Woman" was number 1 for two weeks.

The single "Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why" was among the most popular singles of the whole year 1958 in the United States: Billboard ranked it number 49 on the year-end Popular chart (a recapitulation of the Billboard's Pop Singles chart for the year) and number 17 on the year-end Country and Western chart (a recapitulation of the Billboard's C&W chart). The single was certified Planinum by the RIAA.

Charts

Year-end charts (single "Heard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why")

Cover versions

• Wanda Jackson covered this song on her 1962 album Wonderful Wanda.

References

1. James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
2. David F. Lonergan (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5129-0.
3. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 632–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
4. James Gregory (6 June 2016). The Elvis Presley Story. Edizioni Savine. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-88-96365-97-7.
5. Richard Aquila (1989). That Old-time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle of an Era, 1954-1963. University of Illinois Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-252-06919-2.
6. ^ "Elvis Presley - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
7. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (15 December 1958). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 44–. ISSN 0006-2510. Don't Ask Me Why Elvis Presley. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
8. Elvis Presley: The King of Rock 'n' Roll. epubli. 1989. pp. 78–. ISBN 9780881766653. GGKEY:5FFUR579ZGT. Don't Ask Me Why Elvis Presley.
9. Peter E. Berry (1977). ... and the Hits Just Keep on Comin'. Syracuse University Press. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-0-8156-0135-7.

• Ivy Press (1 August 2006). Heritage Music and Entertainment Dallas Signature Auction Catalog #634. Heritage Capital Corporation. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-1-59967-081-2.

External links

• Elvis Presley – Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why at Discogs

• 1958 songs
• 1958 singles
• Elvis Presley songs
• RCA Records singles
• Songs with lyrics by Fred Wise (songwriter)
• Songs with music by Ben Weisman