Lonely Man (Elvis Presley song)

"Lonely Man" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1961 motion picture Wild in the Country, but eventually dropped from the movie.

In fact, the movie itself was originally titled "Lonely Man" and an except of Elvis singing the song could be seen in its original trailer, but when before release the song was cut out, the movie's title was changed.

In 1961 "Lonely Man" was released on a single as a flip side to "Surrender". In the United States "Lonely Man" peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Surrender" reached number 1. Both songs also separately entered the top 3 in Hong Kong.

Later the song "Lonely Man" was included on Presley's 1968 greatest hits album Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.

In the United States the single "Surrender / Lonely Man" was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Writing and release history
The song was written by Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus.

It was recorded by Elvis Presley during the soundtrack sessions for 20th Century Fox's motion picture Wild in the Country, that were held on November 7–8 at the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood.