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= Forget Him = "Forget Him" was an international hit song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963. It was released in the UK in April (peaking at #13 in May) and released in the United States in late 1963 (peaking at #4).

In addition to its commercial success, it is now most remembered as the song that inspired Paul McCartney (of The Beatles) to write "She Loves You" in the summer of 1963.

In 2000, McCartney described how "She Loves You" was written: "There was a Bobby Rydell song out at the time, 'Forget Him', and, as often happens, you think of one song when you write another. We were in a van up in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. I'd planned an 'answering song' where a couple of us would sing 'she loves you' and the other ones would answer 'yeah yeah'. We decided that was a crummy idea but at least we then had the idea of a song called 'She Loves You'. So we sat in the hotel bedroom for a few hours and wrote it &mdash; John and I, sitting on twin beds with guitars." It was completed the following day at McCartney's family home at Forthlin Road, Liverpool.

The release of "She Loves You" in August of 1963 launched The Beatles into superstar status.

"Forget Him" was written by British songwriter Tony Hatch (under the name "Mark Anthony" which appears on the record) , who later achieved fame for writing many of Petula Clark's biggest hits including "Downtown" and other hit songs.