You Don't Own Me

"You Don't Own Me"
Single by Lesley Gore
from the album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
B-side"Run Bobby, Run"
ReleasedDecember 11, 1963
RecordedSeptember 21, 1963
Genre
Length2:31
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
  • John Madara
  • Dave White
Producer(s)Quincy Jones
Lesley Gore singles chronology
"She's a Fool"
(1963) 		"You Don't Own Me"
(1963) 		"That's the Way Boys Are"
(1964)

"You Don't Own Me" is a popular song. This single was recorded by Lesley Gore when she was 17 years old in 1963. It was written by Philadelphia songwriters David White and John Madara. The song hit #2 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in the United States. It was #2 for three straight weeks during February 1964.

The song is about a woman telling her man he should never tell her what to do or what to say. The man should also not put her on display. [1] It is considered to be a feminist anthem with a connection to the civil rights movement.[2]

Other singers have covered the song, like Dusty Springfield, Joan Jett and Grace Sewell.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "You Don't Own Me". Song Facts. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "'You Don't Own Me,' A Feminist Anthem With Civil Rights Roots, Is All About Empathy". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ↑ "You Don't Own Me". All Music. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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