A Little Less Conversation
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"A Little Less Conversation" is a song written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange and was originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the movie Live a Little, Love a Little in 1968. It was released by RCA Victor as a single (the b-side being "Almost in Love"), but the release was only a moderate success, indicative of the diminishing returns Presley's movie recordings were exhibiting at the time.
Soon after the release of the single, Presley re-recorded the song for the soundtrack of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special, though this track was not used in the program and would circulate on bootlegs for years before being officially released by RCA in the 1990s.
In 2002, the Comeback Special version of the song was remixed by Junkie XL and became a Number 1 hit in over 20 countries. At about the same time, a compilation of Presley's U.S. Number 1 chart hits, entitled ELV1S 30 #1 Hits, was being prepared for release. "A Little Less Conversation" (remix version) was quickly added as the album's 31st track just before its release in October 2002.
The remixed song was used by Nike, Inc. as the background music to a series of TV commercials featuring international soccer stars in conjunction with the 2002 World Cup. It was also featured in the 2001 version of the movie, Ocean's Eleven and is the opening theme of the broadcast version (in some countries, including the US) but not the DVD of the NBC television series, "Las Vegas". It was also used on Konami's European adaptation of their flaship dancing simulation VG Dance Dance Revolution, on the soundtrack of Dancing Stage MegaMix. This song was used as Howard Dean's campaign theme song for his failed 2004 presidential campaign. [1]
The song sprang to a yet new life during a crazed dance routine, as showcased by "American Idol" contestant Jon Peter Lewis, as well as a result of its being played during the episode of the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond that was aired May 19, 2003.ru:A Little Less Conversation