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"Don't Treat Me Like a Child" is the 1961 debut single of then fourteen-year-old Helen Shapiro, and was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker.[1] The song was recorded at Abbey Road, with a nine piece band under the direction of Martin Slavin.[2]

"Don't Treat Me Like a Child"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side	"When I'm With You"
Released	10 February 1961 (1961-02-10) (UK)
Recorded	1961
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia (EMI)
Songwriter(s)	John Schroeder, Mike Hawker
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"Don't Treat Me Like a Child" (1961) "You Don't Know" (1961)

After Helen's appearance on the ITV musical programme Thank Your Lucky Stars, the record took off and reached a peak position of No. 3 in the UK charts, as well as being relatively well received in the rest of Europe.[2]

International chart positions

Chart (1961)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	3
New Zealand Singles Chart[3]	1
Irish Singles Chart[4]	6

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