Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me - Wikipedia Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me This article is about the 1964 song by The Tams. For the 1963 song by the Beatles, see Do n't Bother Me. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2013 ) `` Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me '' Single by The Tams from the album Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me ! A-side `` Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me '' B - side `` Take Away '' Released 1964 ( 1964 ) Genre R&B, soul Label ABC Songwriter ( s ) Ray Whitley The Tams singles chronology `` Silly Little Girl '' ( 1964 ) `` Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's All Right ( You 're Just In Love ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Silly Little Girl '' ( 1964 ) `` Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's All Right ( You 're Just In Love ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Hey Girl Do n't Bother Me '' is a popular single by The Tams. Written by Ray Whitley, it was originally released in 1964 and reached number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the R&B chart. It later became a favourite on the Northern soul scene in the UK, belatedly reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September 1971. The single was also number one on the Irish Singles Chart, for one week, the same month. See also List of number - one singles of 1971 ( Ireland ) List of number - one singles from the 1970s ( UK ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 566. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 264 -- 5. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Preceded by `` I 'm Still Waiting '' by Diana Ross UK number one single 18 September 1971 for three weeks Succeeded by `` Maggie May '' by Rod Stewart This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hey_Girl_Don%27t_Bother_Me&oldid=730372805 '' Categories : 1964 singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles ABC Records singles 1964 songs Northern soul songs Songs written by Robert Ray Whitley 1960s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from February 2013 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2015 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 July 2016, at 16 : 30. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang hey girl don't bother me
Answer: The Tams