Elvis Presley releases "Suspicious Mind" 1969

Elvis Presley released his eighteenth and last #1 hit, Suspicious Minds, August 26, 1969.  It was a cover of a song written and recorded by Mark James.  It would reach #1 in November.  When James' recording failed commercially, Elvis covered it.  It revived Elvis' chart success and is ranked by Rolling Stone as No. 91 on the list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Elvis Presley hits #1 with "Suspicious Minds" 1969

The week of November 1, 1969, Elvis Presley hit #1 with his release of Suspicious Minds, his first #1 since Good Luck Charm in 1962, and it would be his last before his untimely death.

No one is sure why producer Felton Jarvis put the 15-second fade near the end of the song, as if was ending, but it didn't matter to sales.  Suspicious Minds put Elvis back on top.

It achieved platinum status in the United States and Rolling Stone ranked it #91 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.