The final Presley single of 1960 was "Are You Lonesome Tonight" / "I Gotta Know" and was released on November 1st. On the 14th of the month "Are You Lonesome Tonight" entered the "Hot 100" at number 35, had a run of 16 weeks and stayed at the number 1 for six consecutive weeks. "I Gotta Know" was listed for 11 weeks and peaked at number 20. The single was also listed on the "R&B Best Seller Chart" (#3) and the "Hot Country Singles Chart" (#22). The RIAA honored the domestic sales with a Gold Award (1983) and a Platinum Award (1992). The Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences nominated "Are You Lonesome Tonight" for a Grammy in the cathegories "Record Of The Year", "Best Vocal Performance, Male" and "Best Performance By Pop Singles Artist". The commercial success was awarded by the National Association Of Record Merchandisers with the title "Best Selling Single 1960". Outside the US the 45 also was very successful. Even 45 years after the original release "Are You Lonesome Tonight" peaked at number 2 of the UK Charts, when BMG issued a cd-version of the single. In total RCA Victor was able to sell 6 million copies, which translates to 900 million paid streams. Today "Are You Lonesome Tonight" remains a popular Presley song, on Spotify it accumulates around 80 million streams. The b-side "I Gotta Know" was streamed 3 million times.

The sleeve was designed with a picture taken on August 25, 1960 in Beverly Hills. A photo of the same session was used for the cover of the album "His Hand In Mine".

Nowadays the single can't be found on the streaming platforms, but both songs are available on the album "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3" (1963).

The song was written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman, the first recording was by Ned Jakobs in 1927. Elvis recorded his version on April 3, 1960 at RCA Studio B in Nashville/Tennessee, the master is a splice of the takes 5 and 2. I like this ballad very much, the king performs it very well and his voice sounds nothing but marvellous. RCA later also released the track on the extended player "Elvis By Request" (1961), the long player "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3" (1963) and the boxed set "Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits - Volume 1" (1970). Live performances can be heared on "From Memphis To Vegas / From Vegas To Memphis" (1969), "A Legendary Performer" (1974) and "Elvis In Concert" (1977).

The uptempo popsong is a cover version, too, the original was released in 1959 by Cliff Richard. "I Gotta Know" was also recorded on April 3, 1960 at RCA Studio B in Nashville/Tennessee, but this time within two takes. It's a classy song, I especially like the interaction between the king and The Jordanaires. The song was also featured on "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3" (1963).