<P> `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' is a pop ballad based on `` Plaisir d'amour '' , an 18th - century song which is sung by Montgomery Clift in the 1949 film `` The Heiress '' starring Clift and Olivia de Havilland , with a musical score provided by Aaron Copland . The pop ballad was originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music , Presley 's publishing company . It was written by Hugo Peretti , Luigi Creatore , and George David Weiss . ( The melody is based on `` Plaisir d'amour '' , a popular romance composed in 1784 by Jean - Paul - Égide Martini ) . `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' was featured in Presley 's 1961 film , Blue Hawaii . During the following four decades , it was recorded by numerous other artists , including Tom Smothers , Swedish pop group A-Teens , and the British reggae group UB40 , whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK charts . </P>
<P> `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' is a pop ballad based on `` Plaisir d'amour '' , an 18th - century song which is sung by Montgomery Clift in the 1949 film `` The Heiress '' starring Clift and Olivia de Havilland , with a musical score provided by Aaron Copland . The pop ballad was originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music , Presley 's publishing company . It was written by Hugo Peretti , Luigi Creatore , and George David Weiss . ( The melody is based on `` Plaisir d'amour '' , a popular romance composed in 1784 by Jean - Paul - Égide Martini ) . `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' was featured in Presley 's 1961 film , Blue Hawaii . During the following four decades , it was recorded by numerous other artists , including Tom Smothers , Swedish pop group A-Teens , and the British reggae group UB40 , whose 1993 version topped the U.S. and UK charts . </P>
when was i ca n 't help falling in love with you released
when was i ca n 't help falling in love with you released
1961
1961