It was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, and Florence Kaye and was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963.

[1] The song also topped Japan's Utamatic (Nihon Goraku Bussan) record chart in the fall of 1963.

Bass singer Ray Walker of the Jordanaires, who worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his early career, sings the repeated phrase "Oh, yes, you are," during the song's outro.

The Residents, Tom Green, Ronnie McDowell, Showaddywaddy, and Peter Kraus have also recorded the song.

[citation needed] Larkin Poe recorded a cover for its 2020 album Kindred Spirits, with a somber and slower tone.