{{Infobox song | name = Flaming Star | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Elvis Presley | EP = Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs | released = February 1961 (EP) | format = | recorded = October 7, 1960 | studio = Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California | venue = | genre = Country | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=25}} | label = | writer = {{hlist|Sid Wayne|Sherman Edwards}} | producer = }} "'''Flaming Star'''" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1960 motion picture ''Flaming Star''.
It was also released in February 1961 as the first track of an extended play titled ''Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs''.
The song peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="AllMusic - Awards" />
== Writing and recording == The song was written by Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards. Elvis Presley recorded it on October 7, 1960, in the Radio Recorders Studio in Hollywood, California. An alternate song entitled "Black Star" – with a similar theme to the "Blackstar" song that opens David Bowie's 2016 ''Blackstar'' album – was also recorded for the movie but was not used.
== Charts and sales == {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Chart (1961) ! Peak<br />position |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="AllMusic - Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/elvis-presley-mn0000180228/awards |title=Elvis Presley - Awards |publisher=AllMusic |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308034930/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/elvis-presley-mn0000180228/awards |archivedate=2016-03-08 |accessdate=2016-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center"| 14 |}
=== Sales=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|nocert=true|salesamount=34,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KygEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Elvis+Presley&pg=RA1-PA30|magazine=Billboard|title=Rack Jobbers Force Budget Line Sales|page=C-34|date=May 24, 1969|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref>}} {{End}}
== References == {{reflist}} <!-- == External links == * [https://www.discogs.com/Elvis-Presley-Flaming-Star/release/5946810 Elvis Presley - Flaming Star (Vinyl)] at Discogs --> {{Elvis Presley}} {{Elvis Presley singles}}
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Category:Film theme songs Category:1960 songs Category:Elvis Presley songs Category:Songs written by Sherman Edwards Category:Songs written by Sid Wayne