Tell Me What He Said

{{Short description|1960 pop song written by Jeff Barry}} {{Infobox song | name = Tell Me What He Said | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Helen Shapiro | album = | B-side = I Apologise | released = 1962 (UK) | recorded = 1961/1962 | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop music | length = | label = Columbia (EMI) DB 4715 (UK) | writer = Jeff Barry | producer = | prev_title = Walkin' Back to Happiness | prev_year = 1961 | next_title = Let's Talk About Love | next_year = 1962 }}

"'''Tell Me What He Said'''" is a 1960 pop song written by Jeff Barry. The song was first recorded by American singer Ginny Arnell, as the B-side of her single "Look Who's Talkin'".<ref>[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/123596/versions#nav-entity "Tell Me What He Said", ''SecondhandSongs.com'']. Retrieved 19 October 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.45cat.com/record/931190 Ginny Arnell, "Look Who's Talkin'", ''45cat.com'']. Retrieved 19 October 2016</ref> It was later recorded in Britain by Helen Shapiro, whose version reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in early 1962.<ref name="betts">{{cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6|page=694}}</ref>

==Chart performance== ;Helen Shapiro {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !align="left"|Chart (1962) ! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position |- {{singlechart|Wallonia|30|artist=Helen Shapiro|song=Tell Me What He Said}} |- |align="left"|India Singles Charts <ref name="Billboard, April 21, 1962">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=Billboard Magazine, April 21, 1962|magazine=Billboard|date=21 April 1962}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |align="left"|Irish Singles Charts<ref name="Billboard, April 21, 1962">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=Billboard Magazine, April 21, 1962|magazine=Billboard|date=21 April 1962}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- |align="left"|Israeli Singles Chart<ref name="Billboard, May 5, 1962">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1RMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|title=Billboard Magazine, May 5, 1962|magazine=Billboard|date=5 May 1962}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |New Zealand Charts<ref>[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=177#n_view_location Helen Shapiro - Flavour of New Zealand]. Flavour of New Zealand</ref> |align="center"|4 |- {{singlechart|Norway|5|artist=Helen Shapiro|song=Tell Me What He Said}} |- {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|2|artist=Helen Shapiro|artistid=9618}} |- {{singlechart|West Germany|31|artist=Helen Shapiro|song=Tell Me What He Said|songid=277635}} |- |}

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Category:1960 songs Category:Songs written by Jeff Barry Category:Columbia Graphophone Company singles Category:Helen Shapiro songs