"Surrender" was released in on February 7, 1961 as an adaption, written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, to the music of a 1902 Neopolitan ballad by Giambattista and Ernesto De Durtis entitled "Torna A Surriento". The song was another no.1 smash for Elvis Presley in the United States and United Kingdom, furthermore a no.1 hit in Belgium, no.2 in Italy and Norway, no.3 in the Netherlands, no.6 in Germany.