Don't Tell Me (Ruel song)

"Don't Tell Me"
Single by Ruel
from the album Ready
Released13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)
Length4:01
LabelRCA Records/Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)M-Phazes
Ruel singles chronology
"Golden Years"
(2017)
"Don't Tell Me"
(2017)
"Human"
(2017)
Music video
"Don't Tell Me" on YouTube

"Don't Tell Me" is the debut solo single recorded by Australian singer Ruel and produced by Grammy award-winner M-Phazes . The song was released in July 2017 and peaked at number 86 on the ARIA Chart in August 2017. The song is a musical declaration of his self-assurance. And he wrote it about committing sins and not even being Christian, and dating and falling in love at age 12 after his sisters mocked him and his parents said he was too young to fall in love.[1]

In September 2017, Elton John played the song on BBC Radio 1, saying “From Australia, this is a 14 year old boy ... with an amazing track. It's astonishing someone so young can write something so good. I give up.” After the song faded, John added “Amazing record. Wow. All I can say about that is, we'll be playing more of him, I hope.” [2]

The music video was released on 19 April 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Ruel Is The 15-Year-Old Wunderkind Your Playlist Is Missing". Nylon. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Elton John jokes about 'giving up' after hearing Aussie teen singer songwriter Ruel". Herald Sun. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Ruel - Don't Tell Me (Official Video)". YouTube. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.