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"Edge of Reality"
"Edge of Reality"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
A-side	"If I Can Dream"
B-side	"Edge of Reality"
Released	November 5, 1968
Recorded	March 7, 1968
Genre	Psychedelic soul
Length	3:15
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Bernie Baum; Bill Giant; Florence Kaye;
Elvis Presley singles chronology

"Edge of Reality" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Live a Little, Love a Little,^[2]^[3] released to cinemas on October 23.

In October^[4] or November 1968 it was released on a single (RCA Victor 47–9670) with "If I Can Dream" (from his soon to be released album Elvis, the soundtrack for the upcoming NBC TV comeback special) on the other side.^[5]^[2]^[6]^[7] The single was the first Presley record on the orange label.^[4]

On December 1, 1970, the single "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality" was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).^[8]

Writing and recording

The song was written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, and Florence Kaye.^[9]^[3]^[2]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Elvis Presley recorded it in March 1968.^[2]^[13]

Tame Impala remix

Tame Impala remixed this song for the Baz Luhrmann 2022 film Elvis and was included in the film's soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100^[14]	112

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report^[15]	2

References

^ Mike Eder (1 September 2013). Elvis Music FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King's Recorded Works. Backbeat Books. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-61713-580-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.
^ ^a ^b James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 234–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
^ ^a ^b Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 83–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
^ Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2821-6.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510. Edge of Reality. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ Dylan Jones (14 August 2014). Elvis Has Left the Building: The Day the King Died. The Overlook Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-4683-1042-9.
^ John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.
^ Sheryl Aumack (1 July 1990). Song & dance: an encyclopedia of musicals. Sea-Maid Press. ISBN 978-0-9625180-1-0.
^ Ruth Benjamin; Arthur Rosenblatt (1993). Movie song catalog: performers and supporting crew for the songs sung in 1460 musical and nonmusical films, 1928-1988. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-764-4. Edge of Reality Elvis Presley.
^ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8. Elvis Presley Edge of Reality.
^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. Bubbling Under. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Edge of Reality: ELVIS PRESLEY". 20 June 2023.

Lee Cotten (1985). All shook up: Elvis day-by-day, 1954-1977. Pierian Press. ISBN 9780876501726.

External links

Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream / Edge of Reality at Discogs
Elvis Presley — Edge of Reality at Australian-charts.com
Further reading
- Cameron Crowe’s Top 10 (Or So) Music Moments in Film – The Uncool - The Official Site for Everything Cameron Crowe
- Elvis Presley's 7 Most Bizarre Movie Moments at Gizmodo Australia
- The guilty pleasures of great directors · Great Job, Internet! at the A.V. Club

[Eder2013-1] Mike Eder (1 September 2013). Elvis Music FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King's Recorded Works. Backbeat Books. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-61713-580-4.

[OsborneHamilton1980-2] Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.

[Neibaur2014-3] James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 234–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.

[Osborne1983-4] Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.

[Billboard_23_November_1968-5] Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 83–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[CrouchCrouch2012-6] Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.

[Miller2011-7] Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2821-6.

[Billboard_9_January_1971-8] Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510. Edge of Reality. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[Jones2014-9] Dylan Jones (14 August 2014). Elvis Has Left the Building: The Day the King Died. The Overlook Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-4683-1042-9.

[Whisler1981-10] John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.

[Aumack1990-11] Sheryl Aumack (1 July 1990). Song & dance: an encyclopedia of musicals. Sea-Maid Press. ISBN 978-0-9625180-1-0.

[BenjaminRosenblatt1993-12] Ruth Benjamin; Arthur Rosenblatt (1993). Movie song catalog: performers and supporting crew for the songs sung in 1460 musical and nonmusical films, 1928-1988. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-764-4. Edge of Reality Elvis Presley.

[Matthew-Walker1995-13] Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8. Elvis Presley Edge of Reality.

[Inc.1968-14] Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510. Bubbling Under. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[Bangagong-15] "Edge of Reality: ELVIS PRESLEY". 20 June 2023.

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Edge of Reality (song)

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Charts

References

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