"Memphis" is a song by Australian rock and pop band

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and released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from the band's debut studio album '' Get On Board''. The song peaked at number 73 on the Australian

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. On the album liner notes, Michael Spiby says "India has

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, America has

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. Inspired by the movie ''

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'', the song is about Americans' seemingly inexplicable obsession with the dead man from

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Track listing

CD single (D11474) # "Memphis" - 4:45 # "Forgiven" - 3:15 # "Spirit in the Sky" (demo) - 2:55

Charts

References

{{authority control 1993 songs 1994 singles Mushroom Records singles The Badloves songs Songs about Elvis Presley