“Way Down”: Elvis Presley’s Final Single Released Before His Passing. Let’s Honor His Legacy Through His Music
About The Song
– “Way Down” is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was his last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine Jr. and was later recorded by Presley at his home studio in Graceland on 29 October 1976.
– Released as a single (with “Pledging My Love” on the B-side) on June 6, 1977, it was his latest single at the time of his death. It initially peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 6, 1977 and had fallen to No. 53 on the chart for the week ending August 27, 1977. Thereafter, it reversed direction and reached an even higher peak at No. 18 on 24 September – 1 October 1977. “Way Down” reached No. 1 on the American Country chart the week he died. The single was certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA in 1999.
– In the UK Singles Chart, after having climbed only four places to number 42 the week before Presley’s death, the track rose to number four the following week and then hit the number one in week ending 3 September and stayed there for five weeks. just over seven years after his previous 16th UK number one single, “The Wonder of You”, in August 1970. His previous single, “Moody Blue”, had been a number one hit on the US Country Charts earlier in 1977. “Way Down” was reissued in April 2005 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Babe, you’re getting closer
The lights are goin’ dim
The sound of your breathin’
Has made the mood I’m in
All of my resistance
Is lying on the floor
Taking me to places
I’ve never been beforeOoh, and I can feel it,
Feel it, feel it, feel itWay down where the music plays
Way down like a tidal wave
Way down where the fires blaze
Way down, down, way, way on down
Way on downOoh, my head is spinnin’
You got me in your spell,
A hundred magic fingers
A swhirling carousel
The medicine within me
No doctor could prescribe
Your love is doing something
That I just can’t describeOoh, and I can feel it,
Feel it, feel it, feel itWay down where the music plays
Way down like a tidal wave
Way down where the fires blaze
Way down, down, way, way on down
Way on downHold me again,
As tight as you can
I need you so,
Baby, let’s goWay down where it feels so good
Way down where I hoped it would
Way down where I never could
Way down, down, way, way on down
Way on down, way on down
