I Got Stung
"I Got Stung" is a 1958 song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single written by Aaron Schroeder and David Hill and published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music, Inc. It was a number one hit in the UK in 1959 and again in 2005 as a double A-side single.
Background
Clocking in at under two minutes, an upbeat, bouncy rock and roll number, it features some of Elvis' most rapid-fire vocals alongside humorous and catchy lyrics. It was released as a double A-side with "One Night", reaching No. 1 in the UK where it stayed for three weeks.Presley recorded this, his final song of the 1950s, on June 11, 1958, when he went to Nashville during his Military [career of Elvis Presley|US Army stint], as he was preparing to set sail for Germany. In the US, "I Got Stung" peaked at No. 8 on the Hot 100.
It was one of a number of Elvis Presley songs to be re-released in the United Kingdom in 2005 and it went to No. 1 again, in another double A-side release with "One Night".