Originally
"Can't Help Falling In Love" was a number one smash for Elvis
Presley in February / March 1962. The melody is based on "Plaisir
D'Amour", a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide
Martini. UB 40's cover version, released on May 10, 1993, was the one of
the biggest hits in that year globally and the biggest success for the
British reggae band. "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" reached
the number one position in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada,
Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Austria,
and New Zealand. On the Year-End Chart 1993 it ranked at no.2 with
10,353,000 points. |