It's Now or Never (song)

"It's Now or Never"
Original 45 picture sleeve
Single by Elvis Presley
B-side
ReleasedJuly 5, 1960
RecordedApril 3, 1960
StudioRCA Victor, Nashville
GenrePop
Length3:15
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
(1960)
"It's Now or Never"
(1960)
"Are You Lonesome Tonight"
(1960)
Audio
"It's Now or Never" on YouTube

"It's Now or Never" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single in 1960. The song is Presley's biggest hit, with 20 million copies sold worldwide, it is one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was recorded by Bill Porter at RCA Studio B in Nashville. It is written in E major and has a tempo of 80 BPM.

In 1960, "It's Now or Never" was a number-one record in the U.S. for Elvis Presley, spending five weeks at number one and the UK, where it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 and an additional week at number one in 2005 as a re-issue, and numerous other countries, selling in excess of 20 million physical copies worldwide, Elvis Presley's biggest international single ever. Its British release was delayed for some time because of rights issues, allowing the song to build up massive advance orders and to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one, a very rare occurrence at the time. "It's Now or Never" peaked at number seven on the R&B charts.