It was originally performed by Perry Como and covered by various artists including Woody Herman, George Olsen, and Bob Chester.
Como's version of "Surrender" peaked at number one on the Billboard Best Selling Popular Retail Records chart and sold over a million copies.
[2] After the song was released in June 1946,[3] Billboard called Como's version of "Surrender" a "slow dreamy arrangement" [3] and praised the performance by Russ Cass's orchestra.
Billboard said Herman's rendition of "Surrender" with the Blue Flames had an enjoyable saxophone performance and did "full justice to the ballad plait".
Billboard said that Phil Brito's cover was apt for his vocals[12] while Tony Pastor's version was "pure corn".