– The single is the second best-selling single by Elvis Presley. It is also the number eight on a list of best-selling U.S. singles of all time.
About The Song
– “It’s Now or Never” is based on the Italian ballad “O Sole Mio”.
– Tony Martin’s song “There’s No Tomorrow” (1949), also a version of the ballad “O Sole Mio”, inspired Elvis Presley’s version. Presley heard Martin’s recording in the late 1950s, when he stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army.
– Writers Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold penned this song in 20-30 minutes after Freddy Bienstock, Elvis Presley’s music publisher, had requested a song from them. It became the biggest song of their career.
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Lyric
It’s now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never
My love won’t waitWhen I first saw you
With your smile so tender
My heart was captured
My soul surrendered
I’d spend a lifetime
Waiting for the right time
Now that you’re near
The time is here at lastIt’s now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never
My love won’t waitJust like a willow
We would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
And sweet devotion
Your lips excite me
Let your arms invite me
For who knows when
We’ll meet again this wayIt’s now or never
Come hold me tight
Kiss me my darling
Be mine tonight
Tomorrow will be too late
It’s now or never
My love won’t waitIt’s now or never
My love won’t waitIt’s now or never
My love won’t waitIt’s now or never
My love won’t wait
Barbara Desetto