The song is delivered from the point of view of a man who has become distressed upon finding out that the girl he is with, contrary to the first impression she had made upon him, is actually younger than the legal age of consent . He is asking her to leave before things go any further: "Get out of here / before I have the time / to change my mind / 'cause I'm afraid we'll go too far".[8]
Chart history
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Weekly charts
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Chart (1974)
Peak position
UK (OCC )[16]
6
Year-end charts
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Chart (1968)
Rank
Canada[17]
4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[18]
15
U.S. Cash Box [19]
3
References
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^ Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Scan of Official Cover (2004). The Best Of Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (booklet). Sony, Columbia. p. 10. CK 90626. Retrieved 2023-02-04 .
^ a b c d Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-85112-250-7 .
^ Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew . St. Martin's Griffin . pp. 261–263 . ISBN 978-1-250-03046-7 .
^ "Billboard Top 100 April 13, 1968" . Billboard .
^ "Song artist 849 - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap" . Tsort.info. Retrieved 2014-04-07 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research. p. 194.
^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (P)" .
^ Ryan, Shayne (October 17, 2013). "Secretly Horrifying Song Lyrics: "Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and The Union Gap" . Paste . Retrieved July 11, 2022 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1968-04-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Young Girl" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved June 26, 2018.
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 14 June 1968
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research. p. 194.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 13, 1968
^ "Official Charts Company" . Retrieved 2018-07-19 .
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . collectionscanada.gc.ca .
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1968/Top 100 Songs of 1968" . musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018 .
^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles" . December 28, 1968.