"Don't Ask Me to Be Friends" is a song written by

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

and Jack Keller, which was released in 1962 by

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 ...

. The song spent 7 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 48, while reaching No. 16 on ''Billboard'''s Middle-Road Singles chart.

Chart performance

Cover versions

*The song was covered by

Teddy Thompson Teddy Thompson (born 19 February 1976) is an English folk and rock musician. He is the son of folk rock musicians Richard and Linda Thompson and brother of singer Kamila Thompson. He released his first album in 2000. Biography Teddy Thompson ...

as a hidden track for '' Upfront & Down Low'' in 2007 and by

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

for his 1970 album ''

Tracks 'n Grooves ''Tracks ‘n Grooves'' is the sixteenth studio album by British singer Cliff Richard, released November 1970 on the EMI Columbia label. It is his thirtieth album overall. The album reached #37 in the UK Album Charts. A year earlier, the open ...

''.Cliff Richard – Tracks 'N Grooves
Discogs.com. Accessed August 12, 2015

References

1962 songs 1962 singles The Everly Brothers songs Songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin Songs written by Jack Keller (songwriter) Warner Records singles {{1960s-single-stub