Girl Do n't Tell Me - wikipedia Girl Do n't Tell Me `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' Song by The Beach Boys from the album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) Released June 28, 1965 ( 1965 - 06 - 28 ) Genre Rock Length 2 : 19 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Brian Wilson Producer ( s ) Brian Wilson Endless Summer track listing 20 tracks Side one `` Surfin ' Safari '' `` Surfer Girl '' `` Catch a Wave '' `` The Warmth of the Sun '' `` Surfin ' U.S.A. '' Side two `` Be True to Your School '' `` Little Deuce Coupe '' `` In My Room '' `` Shut Down '' `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' Side three `` I Get Around '' `` Girls on the Beach '' `` Wendy '' `` Let Him Run Wild '' `` Do n't Worry Baby '' Side four `` California Girls '' `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' `` Help Me, Rhonda '' `` You 're So Good to Me '' `` All Summer Long '' The Beach Boys singles chronology `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' ( 1965 ) The Little Girl I Once Knew 1965 `` Barbara Ann '' ( 1965 ) Barbara Ann 1965 `` Sloop John B '' ( 1966 ) Sloop John B 1966 `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ). In December 1965, it was chosen to be the B - side to The Beach Boys ' `` Barbara Ann '' single. Contents 1 Origins 2 Recording 3 Personnel 4 Covers 5 References 6 External links Origins Brian Wilson wrote the song in early 1965 while on honeymoon with Marilyn. He recalled that `` a whole song came to me. It was ' Girl Do n't Tell Me. ' I did n't have any way to get it down. But I just heard the whole thing up there, from start to finish, and I remembered it well enough to go later and write down the lyrics on a piece of paper. '' Recording The Beach Boys recorded `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' on April 30, 1965 at United Western Recorders. Chuck Britz was the engineer. It was one of the first songs to feature Carl Wilson as lead vocalist ( his first unshared lead was on `` Pom Pom Play Girl '' ),, and is one of the few Beach Boys tracks from the era to feature no backing vocals. It was also the first recording session that Bruce Johnston participated in as a member of The Beach Boys. Beach Boys biographer David Leaf has likened `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' to the Beatles ' 1965 single `` Ticket to Ride '', in terms of its guitar breaks, drum fills and vocal delivery. Brian Wilson cited this as an example of how each new Beatles release over this period inspired him as a songwriter, and how, with `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '', `` I even tried writing a Beatles song. '' He said that Carl 's drawn - out phrasing over the words `` you 'll write '' was taken from `` Ticket to Ride ''. It has been claimed that Brian intended to submit `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' to the Beatles. Personnel Sourced from Musician 's Union AFM contract sheets and surviving session audio, documented by Craig Slowinski. The Beach Boys Bruce Johnston -- celesta Brian Wilson -- bass guitar Carl Wilson -- lead vocals, guitars Dennis Wilson -- drums Additional musicians Ron Swallow -- tambourine Covers See also : List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs 1965 -- Keith Green 1966 -- Tony Rivers and the Castaways 1980 -- The Smithereens, Girls About Town 1996 -- Fuzzy, Electric Juices 2000 -- Truly, Twilight Curtains 2000 -- Souvenir, Caroline Now ! ( as `` Ne dis pas '' ) 2001 -- Al Jardine, Live in Las Vegas 2008 -- Vivian Girls 2009 -- The Shins 2011 -- My Cousin, The Emperor, Do n't Steal the Covers ! References Jump up ^ Wilson, Brian ; Greenman, Ben ( 2016 ). I Am Brian Wilson : A Memoir. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 306 - 82307 - 7. ^ Jump up to : Craig Slowinski ( 2009 ). `` The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) '' ( PDF ). Retrieved October 27, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Leaf, David ( 1990 ). Today / Summer Days ( CD Liner ). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. ^ Jump up to : Mojo Special Limited Edition : 1000 Days That Shook the World ( The Psychedelic Beatles -- April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967 ). London : Emap. 2002. p. 4. Jump up ^ Wilson, Brian ; Gold, Todd ( 1991 ). Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story. New York : HarperCollins. p. 121. ISBN 978 - 0 - 06018 - 313 - 4. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) Songs Side one `` The Girl from New York City '' `` Amusement Parks U.S.A. '' `` Then I Kissed Her '' `` Salt Lake City '' `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' `` Help Me, Rhonda '' Side two `` California Girls '' `` Let Him Run Wild '' `` You 're So Good to Me '' `` Summer Means New Love '' `` I 'm Bugged at My Ol ' Man '' `` And Your Dream Comes True '' Related articles `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' `` Sherry She Needs Me '' The Beach Boys The Beach Boys discography Surfin ' Safari Surfin ' U.S.A. Surfer Girl Little Deuce Coupe Shut Down Vol. 2 All Summer Long Christmas Album Today ! Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) Party Pet Sounds Smiley Smile Wild Honey Friends 20 / 20 Sunflower Surf 's Up Carl and the Passions -- `` So Tough '' Holland 15 Big Ones Love You M.I.U. Album L.A. ( Light Album ) Keepin ' the Summer Alive The Beach Boys Still Cruisin ' Summer in Paradise Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 That 's Why God Made the Radio The Beach Boys Al Jardine Mike Love Brian Wilson Carl Wilson Dennis Wilson Blondie Chaplin Ricky Fataar David Marks Bruce Johnston Studio albums Surfin ' Safari Surfin ' U.S.A. Surfer Girl Little Deuce Coupe Shut Down Volume 2 All Summer Long The Beach Boys ' Christmas Album The Beach Boys Today ! Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) Beach Boys ' Party ! Pet Sounds Smiley Smile Wild Honey Friends 20 / 20 Sunflower Surf 's Up Carl and the Passions -- `` So Tough '' Holland 15 Big Ones The Beach Boys Love You M.I.U. Album L.A. ( Light Album ) Keepin ' the Summer Alive The Beach Boys Still Cruisin ' Summer in Paradise Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 That 's Why God Made the Radio Live albums Beach Boys Concert Live in London The Beach Boys in Concert Good Timin ' : Live at Knebworth England 1980 Songs from Here & Back Live -- The 50th Anniversary Tour Live in Sacramento 1964 Live in Chicago 1965 Graduation Day 1966 1967 -- Live Sunshine Selected compilations Endless Summer Rarities Made in U.S.A. Lost & Found ( 1961 -- 62 ) Good Vibrations : Thirty Years of The Beach Boys The Pet Sounds Sessions Endless Harmony Ultimate Christmas Hawthorne, CA The Smile Sessions Made in California The Big Beat 1963 Keep an Eye on Summer 1964 Beach Boys ' Party ! 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Question: who sang lead on girl don't tell me
Answer: Carl Wilson