▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁recording ▁by ▁El vis ▁Pres ley , ▁which ▁is ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 1 9 ▁on ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine ' s ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁of ▁All ▁Time ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁singles ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version , ▁which ▁sold ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁copies ▁glob ally , ▁was ▁his ▁best - s elling ▁song ▁and ▁" an ▁em blem ▁of ▁the ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁revolution ". ▁It ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁pop , ▁country , ▁and ▁R & B ▁charts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁and ▁it ▁to pped ▁the ▁pop ▁chart ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks ▁— ▁a ▁record ▁that ▁stood ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁years . ▁Pres ley ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁R CA ▁recording ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ' s ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Songs ▁That ▁Sh aped ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ". ▁ ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁controvers ies ▁and ▁several ▁law su its , ▁including ▁disput es ▁over ▁author ship , ▁roy alt ies , ▁and ▁copy right ▁in fr ing ement ▁by ▁the ▁many ▁answer ▁songs ▁released ▁by ▁such ▁artists ▁as ▁R uf us ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Roy ▁Brown