. . "\"I Was the One\"" . . . "128.0"^^ . "1956-01-27Z"^^ . . . "2\u00D7 Platinum (RIAA)" . . . . "Heartbreak Hotel"@en . . . . "1956-01-10Z"^^ . . "\"Heartbreak Hotel\" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley. It was released as a single on January 27, 1956, Presley's first on his new record label RCA Victor. It was written by Tommy Durden and Mae Boren Axton.A newspaper article about the suicide of a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window inspired the lyrics. Axton presented the song to Presley in November 1955 at a country music convention in Nashville."@en . .