On August 8, 1967, the recording (Matrix # 0574) was released as an A side picture sleeve 45 single on RCA Victor, 47–9287, backed with "Judy", as part of the "By Popular Demand" series as a "Summer Vacation Special".

[3] The single was also released in the UK, Canada, West Germany, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.

The song was featured on the 2015 Sony Music album If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

[4] Country music icons Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, and Ray Price have covered the song.

1 on the Irish charts in 1963,[6] The Honeycombs, Emile Ford, Rupert, Maarten Jansen, Michael Rainwater, Claudio Araya, Tom Green, Ronnie McDowell, and Peter Williams have also recorded the song.