You Don’t Own Me
Lesley Gore * Track #7 On Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
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- #5My Foolish Heart
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- #11If That’s the Way You Want It
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You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore
Release Date
Performed by
Lesley GoreProduced by
Quincy JonesWrited by
David White & John MadaraAbout
Sampled heavily for the hidden track Untitled on Eminem’s 2010 album Recovery
Used in the movie First Wives' Club
Wide range of covers, including one of the more popular ones by Joan Jett
You Don’t Own Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You don't own me
I'm not just one of your many toys
You don't own me
Don't say I can't go with other boys
[Chorus]
And don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display 'cause
[Verse 2]
You don't own me
Don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me
Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay
[Chorus]
I don't tell you what to say
I don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you
[Bridge]
I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please
[Chorus]
And don't tell me what to do
Oh, don't tell me what to say
And please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display
I don't tell you what to say
Oh, don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you
[Outro]
I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
You Don’t Own Me Q&A
Who wrote You Don’t Own Me's ?
You Don’t Own Me was written by David White & John Madara.
Who produced You Don’t Own Me's ?
You Don’t Own Me was produced by Quincy Jones.
When did Lesley Gore release You Don’t Own Me?
Lesley Gore released You Don’t Own Me on Wed Dec 11 1963.
What did Lesley Gore say about "You Don't Own Me"?
Singer Lesley Gore told her story of how the song came together in the liner notes of a box-set album:
“I met John Madara and Dave White up at the Catskills hotel… [they] came up to me with a guitar, took me into a cabana by the pool, and played me "You Don’t Own Me.” I told them they had to meet m...