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
Genre Pop
Label Columbia (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]

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International chart positions

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 3015

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