(You're the) Devil in Disguise
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"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley. It was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, and Florence Kaye and was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963. The song peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on August 10, 1963, and No. 9 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart, becoming his final top-ten single on the Rhythm and Blues chart. The song also topped Japan's Utamatic (Nihon Goraku Bussan) record chart in the fall of 1963.[citation needed] The single was certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the US.
In June 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song "a miss", opining that Presley had become "like Bing Crosby". The song subsequently peaked at No. 1 on the UK singles chart for one week.
Bill Porter engineered the recording session on May 26, 1963, at RCA Studios in Nashville. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" and its B-side "Please Don't Drag That String Around" were recorded for a full-length album that was scheduled for release in 1963, but RCA Records chose instead to release the material on non-album singles and soundtrack albums. The recording later appeared on the 1968 compilation album Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.
Personnel
Credits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen's examination of session tapes and RCA and AFM paperwork.
- Elvis Presley – lead vocals
- The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Ray Walker) – backing vocals
- Millie Kirkham, Joe Babcock – backing vocals
- Scotty Moore – rhythm guitar
- Grady Martin – lead guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Bob Moore – double bass
- Harold Bradley – six-string electric bass guitar
- D. J. Fontana – drums
- Buddy Harman – drums
- Boots Randolph – shakers
Charts and certifications
| Chart (1963) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly charts Chart (1963) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[citation needed] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) 9 Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) 1 Finland (Finnish Singles Chart)[citation needed] 1 French Singles (SNICP) 1 Ireland (IRMA) 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 1 New Zealand Singles (NZFPI) 3 Norway (VG-lista) 1 Sweden (Kvällstoppen) 1 Sweden (Tio i Topp) 1 UK Record Retailer 1 US Billboard Hot 100 3 Billboard Hot R&B Singles 9 West Germany (GfK) 2 Chart (2005) Peak position European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 23 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 58 | Year-end charts Chart (1963) Rank UK 30 US Hot 100 (Billboard) 58 US Singles (Cash Box) 76Decade-end charts Chart (1960–69) Rank German Singles (Boxen-Schlager) 107Certifications Region CertificationCertified units/sales New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 15,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 400,000‡ United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | |
| Australia (ARIA)[citation needed] | 2 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 1 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) | 9 | |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) | 1 | |
| Finland (Finnish Singles Chart)[citation needed] | 1 | |
| French Singles (SNICP) | 1 | |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 1 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 1 | |
| New Zealand Singles (NZFPI) | 3 | |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 1 | |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen) | 1 | |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp) | 1 | |
| UK Record Retailer | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 3 | |
| Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 9 | |
| West Germany (GfK) | 2 | |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position | |
| European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 11 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 23 | |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 58 | |
| Chart (1963) | Rank | |
| UK | 30 | |
| US Hot 100 (Billboard) | 58 | |
| US Singles (Cash Box) | 76 | |
| Chart (1960–69) | Rank | |
| German Singles (Boxen-Schlager) | 107 | |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Other versions
A cover version by Trisha Yearwood appears on the Honeymoon in Vegas soundtrack, which consists mainly of covers of Presley songs.[citation needed] Punk rock band The Misfits covered the song on the extended edition of their 2003 album Project 1950, which also contained a cover of Presley's "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame". Karel Gott recorded the song in 2012. The Residents, Tom Green, Ronnie McDowell, Showaddywaddy, and Peter Kraus have also recorded the song. Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana have performed the song live in concert.[citation needed]
In 1977, Finnish band Kontra, in Finnish (as "Nainen valepuvussa") on their debut album Ei kontrollia.
Johnny Hallyday, in French in 1964.[citation needed]
Richard Hawley, on his Live at the Devil's A**e live album released in 2009.
In 2015 Swedish Fröken Elvis recorded it with the title "Psykopat".[citation needed]
Larkin Poe, for its 2020 album Kindred Spirits, with a somber and slower tone.
Post Malone performed the song in 2023 at the Graceland Mansion pool for the NBC special Christmas at Graceland.
External links
- onYouTube