Initially recorded as a surprise for a few fans, duet will get wider release

Oct 16, 2012 13:29 GMT  ·  By

Lisa Marie Presley will be releasing a new duet with her late father, the King Elvis Presley, this week. Initially meant to be just an exclusive treat for a few fans, the duet will now be getting an official video and wider release.

Reuters reports that the duet and video will premiere on CMT this week.

“Due to premiere on Thursday on country music TV channel CMT and CMT.com, the video was recorded in August for the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death,” Reuters says.

Initially, Lisa Marie only intended to perform the duet live once, in front of the 25,000 fans lucky enough to get tickets for the anniversary concert in Memphis this August.

The amazing response she’s been getting from the fan community ever since has convinced her it deserved a bit more attention, including an official music video.

The duet is called “I Love You Because” and is available above, though not in full.