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One Broken Heart for Sale

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"One Broken Heart for Sale"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album It Happened at the World's Fair
B-side"They Remind Me Too Much of You"
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1963
RecordedSeptember 22, 1962
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenrePop
Length1:34
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Otis Blackwell/Winfield Scott
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
(1962)
"One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
(1963)
"(You're the) Devil in Disguise" / "Please Don't Drag That String Around"
(1963)

"One Broken Heart for Sale" is an Elvis Presley song taken from the soundtrack to the motion picture, It Happened at the World's Fair.[1] It was released as a single by RCA Victor on January 29, 1963.[2] "One Broken Heart for Sale" reached number 11 on the Hot 100 chart and remained on this chart for nine weeks. It was certified gold by the RIAA in 1992. It reached number 21 on the R&B chart and stayed on this chart for four weeks. In the UK, it peaked at number 12.

Charts

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Chart (1963) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 50
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 11
West Germany (GfK)[10] 23

References

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  1. ^ "It Happened At The World's Fair".
  2. ^ "Release Date".
  3. ^ "Elvis Presley – One Broken Heart for Sale" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley – One Broken Heart for Sale" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – One Broken Heart for Sale". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Elvis Presley – One Broken Heart for Sale". VG-lista.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  8. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  9. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Presley – One Broken Heart for Sale" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.