The song was featured in the 20th Century Fox movie Love Me Tender and was released as an RCA Victor EP in 1956.

"Poor Boy" appeared in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender released by 20th Century Fox.

The song was released on an RCA Victor EP from the movie, Love Me Tender, EPA-4006, which also included the title track, "We're Gonna Move", and "Let Me".

[2] The four EP soundtrack songs were recorded at 20th Century Fox's Stage One in Hollywood, at three sessions on August 24, September 4, and October 1, 1956.

Paul McCartney recorded the song in 1987 for the Choba B CCCP, or Back in the USSR, album which remains unreleased.