Originally envisioned as a ballad, "Girl Don't Come" was ultimately recorded at the tempo of Shaw's first hit "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me".
Shaw disliked this arrangement of the song and had to be persuaded to record it,[citation needed] preferring that it be relegated to the B-side of another track, the Chris Andrews ballad "I'd Be Far Better Off Without You".
Like "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me", "Girl Don't Come" became a regional hit in the United States – where it was released in February 1965 – without entering the Top 40, although it peaked at No.
appearance scheduled for March – due to the U.S. Federation of TV and Radio Artists refusing her an American work permit.
Lill Lindfors recorded a Swedish version entitled "Ingen kom" for her 1967 album Du är den ende.