I Try to Think About Elvis

"I Try to Think About Elvis"
Cassette Single Cover
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album When Fallen Angels Fly
B-side"Ships"
ReleasedJuly 30, 1994 (1994-07-30)
RecordedJanuary 27, 1994 (1994-01-27)
GenreCountry
Length
  • 2:51 (album version)
  • 2:44 (radio edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Gary Burr
Producer(s)Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"
(1994)
"I Try to Think About Elvis"
(1994)
"Here I Am"
(1994)
Music video
"I Try to Think About Elvis" on YouTube

"I Try to Think About Elvis" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in July 1994 by Epic Records as the first single from her seventh album, When Fallen Angels Fly (1994). The song, produced by Emory Gordy Jr., charted for 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number three during the week of October 22, 1994. American Aquarium covered the song on their 2021 album Slappers, Bangers, and Certified Twangers: Vol 1.