Heartbreak Hotel
song written and composed by Mae Boren, Axton Thomas Durden and Elvis Presley; originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1956
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Summary
Heartbreak Hotel is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,919 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Tommy Durden[3], Elvis Presley[4], Mae Boren Axton[5]
- Performer: Elvis Presley[6], Jill Johnson[7], Carola Häggkvist[8]
- Language of work or name: English[9]
- Publication date: January 1956[10]
- Lyricist: Elvis Presley[11], Tommy Durden[12], Mae Boren Axton[13]
- Tonality: E major[14]
- Title: Heartbreak Hotel[15]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject R&B and Soul Music[16], WikiProject Songs[17], WikiProject Elvis Presley[18]
- Form of creative work: song[19]
Product Details
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Heartbreak Hotel include it[22], a television series episode[23], directed by Steven Dean Moore[24].
Why It Matters
Heartbreak Hotel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for it include it[22], a television series episode[23], directed by Steven Dean Moore[24].