"I Was the One" is a song by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

, written by Aaron Schroeder, Bill Peppers,

Claude Demetrius Claude Demetrius (August 3, 1916 – May 1, 1988) was an American songwriter. He was known for his rockabilly songs, some of which were made famous by singers such as Elvis Presley. Biography Demetrius was born in Bath, Maine, United States. By ...

and Hal Blair. Presley recorded it at RCA's Studios, Nashville, on January 11, 1956. It was released as the B-side of the "

Heartbreak Hotel "Heartbreak Hotel" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. It was written by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Durden, with credit being ...

" single (RCA Victor 20-6420 (78 rpm record) and RCA Victor 47-6420 (single)) in 1956, and was produced by

Steve Sholes Stephen Henry Sholes (February 12, 1911 – April 22, 1968) was a prominent American recording executive with RCA Victor. Career Sholes was born in Washington, D.C. and moved with his family to Merchantville, New Jersey, at the age of nin ...

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Swedish band

Streaplers Streaplers is a Swedish musical group, founded 1959 in Kungälv as a pop group and later developed into a dansband. Original members were Gert Lengstrand (vocals), Bjarne Lundquist, Göran Liljeblad, Håkan Liljeblad och Lars Larsson. The group m ...

has also recorded the song. It was released on the LP ''Speed'' (Bohus Bglp 5010) in 1978. Country musician Jimmie Dale Gilmore also recorded a version on his album, ''Spinning Around the Sun''.

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1956 singles Elvis Presley songs 1956 songs Songs written by Aaron Schroeder Songs written by Claude Demetrius Song recordings produced by Stephen H. Sholes Songs written by Hal Blair {{1950s-song-stub