It was released as the second single from her debut studio album, English Rain (2013).

It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2013 and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart.

Sheet music shows that "Please Don't Say You Love Me" is set in the key of C Major.

[3] An acoustic version of "Please Don't Say You Love Me" was featured in the closing episode of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks on 19 April 2013 when it was used during the exit of popular character Jacqui McQueen.

Although it was released in 2013, "Please Don't Say You Love Me" debuted at number three on the ARIA Charts on 28 July 2014, after Rachael Thompson performed it in her audition for The X Factor Australia.