| (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | |
| Cover: | Elvis_Presley_Let_Me_Be_Your_Teddy_Bear_Single_Cover.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Album: | Loving You |
| B-Side: | Loving You |
| Recorded: | January 16, 1957[1] |
| Studio: | Radio Recorders, Hollywood |
| Genre: | Rock and roll |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Walter Scharf |
| Prev Title: | All Shook Up |
| Prev Year: | 1957 |
| Next Title: | Jailhouse Rock |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
| (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | |
| Cover: | Elvis_Teddy_Bear_1978_Picture_Sleeve.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elvis Presley |
| Album: | Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups Too |
| B-Side: | Puppet on a String |
| Released: | July 3, 1978 |
| Recorded: | January 16, 1957 |
| Studio: | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California |
| Genre: | Rock and roll, rhythm and blues |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Walter Scharf |
| Prev Title: | Unchained Melody |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Are You Sincere |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music.
The song was a U.S. No. 1 hit during the summer of 1957, staying at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for seven weeks, the third of the four number-one singles Presley had that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth No. 1 on that chart.[2] The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard's country charts for one week.[3] In Canada, it was also No. 1 for 7 weeks.[4]
Credits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen's examination of session tapes and RCA and AFM/union paperwork.
Additional musicians
The song was used in Full House and in the Disney special D-TV Romancin'.
