▁And ▁... ▁ 1 4 ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁pp . ▁ 4 – 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁single ' s ▁label , ▁author ship ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁St ol ler . ▁No ▁credit ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁Bell ▁or ▁anyone ▁else ▁for ▁the ▁re vised ▁lyr ics . ▁Their ▁recording ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁area , ▁and ▁received ▁" l ots ▁of ▁radio ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast , ▁and ▁Bell ▁found ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁regional ▁hit , ▁that ▁included ▁Philadelphia , ▁Cleveland , ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁Despite ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁sp ending ▁ 1 6 ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁pre - D ick ▁Clark ▁ ▁Band stand , ▁ ▁it ▁attract ed ▁no ▁national ▁attention . ▁However , ▁the ▁regional ▁popular ity ▁of ▁this ▁release , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁group ' s ▁show mans hip , ▁yield ed ▁a ▁tour ; ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sem inal ▁pione er ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁musical ▁film ▁Rock ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁C lock ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 ; ▁and ▁eventually ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Mercur y ▁Records ' ▁Wing ▁Records ▁subs idi ary ▁by ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( two ▁months ▁before ▁Pres ley ▁recorded ▁his ▁version ), ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell ▁Boys ▁recorded ▁a ▁more ▁up ▁tempo ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁Mercur y ▁that ▁was