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You Don't Know (Helen Shapiro song)

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"You Don't Know"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side"Marvellous Lie"
Released29 June 1961 (UK)
Recorded1961
GenrePop
LabelColumbia (EMI) DB 4670 (UK)[1]
Songwriter(s)John Schroeder, Mike Hawker[1]
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor[1]
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"Don't Treat Me Like a Child"
(1961)
"You Don't Know"
(1961)
"Walkin' Back to Happiness"
(1961)

"You Don't Know" is a 1961 single by Helen Shapiro. It was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker and released on the Columbia (EMI) label in the United Kingdom on 29 June 1961. "You Don't Know" topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks beginning on 10 August.[2][3] The single sold over a million copies and earned Shapiro a gold disc.[4]

International chart positions

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Chart (1961/1962) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart[5] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 1
Norway Singles Chart 3
Israel Singles Chart[7] 3
Danish Singles Chart[8] 3
Japanese Singles Chart[9] 4
Ultratop (Flanders)[10] 4
Ultratop (Wallonia)[11] 5
French Singles Chart[12] 6
Dutch Muziek Express Top 30 15

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, August, 1961. 7 August 1961.
  3. ^ Billboard Magazine, Billboard Music Week, September 1961. 11 September 1961.
  4. ^ Dowse, Tony (2011). The Ultimate Helen Shapiro. EMI Gold.
  5. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, October 1961. 9 October 1961.
  6. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, November 1961. 6 November 1961.
  7. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, November 1961. 20 November 1961.
  8. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, September 1961. 25 September 1961.
  9. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, February 1962. 10 February 1962.
  10. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, January 1962. 20 January 1962.
  11. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, March 1962. 10 March 1962.
  12. ^ Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, January 1962. 6 January 1962.
  13. ^ Billboard Magazine, Billboard Music Week, November 1961. 20 November 1961.