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==Background and release==
The 1962 Elvis Presley's versionrecording of the song toppedreached the British charts in(though 1962,he spendingwas an American). For four weeks it rated at no.number 1one. TheThis singleachieved is certifiedthe [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] bycategory of the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]],. forThe USrecording salessold in excessthe ofUSA numbering at least one million copies. InThis therecording Unitedrated States,number the song peaked at No. 2two on the US ''Billboard'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] behind [[Joey Dee and the Starliters]]' "[[Peppermint Twist]]".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-02-03|title=Music: Top 100 – Billboard Hot 100 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082417/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1962-02-03/|url-status=live}}</ref> andThis wentrecording towas No.rated 1at onnumber theone on [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary's]] chart forwhich lasted six weeks.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1962-01-13|title=Adult Contemporary Chart – Billboard|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=September 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905082418/https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1962-01-13/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=196}}</ref>
During Presley's late 1960s and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the shows' finales. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his [[Elvis (1968 TV program)|1968 NBC television special]], and as the closer for his 1973 Global telecast ''[[Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite|Aloha from Hawaii]]''. A version with a faster arrangement was the closing number in Presley's final TV special, ''[[Elvis in Concert]]''. "Can't Help Falling in Love" was also the last song he performed live, at his concert in [[Indianapolis]] at [[Market Square Arena]] on June 26, 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-presley/1977/market-square-arena-indianapolis-in-33d698cd.html|title=Elvis Presley Setlist at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021124904/https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elvis-presley/1977/market-square-arena-indianapolis-in-33d698cd.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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