"You Don't Know" is a 1961 single by

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. It was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker and released on the

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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. The single sold over a million copies and earned Shapiro a gold disc.

International chart positions

Cover versions

*In Japan, where Shapiro's version also became popular in 1962, the song was

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in Japanese by

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, who had also covered Shapiro's earlier hit " Don't Treat Me Like a Child."

References

1961 singles Helen Shapiro songs Songs written by John Schroeder (musician) Columbia Graphophone Company singles 1961 songs Song recordings produced by Norrie Paramor Songs written by Mike Hawker (songwriter) Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand UK singles chart number-one singles {{1960s-pop-song-stub