It was written by George Harrison, the group's lead guitarist, and released in August 1965 on the Help!

[2] The band recorded the track on 17 February that year at EMI Studios in London.

The electric piano is a Hohner Pianet, played by John Lennon.

The quick transition from G chord to a flat-III (B♭) is unusual, especially as its F-natural note is melodically sustained against the following D-major chord (with its concomitant F♯) creating what musicologist Alan Pollack terms "the most bluesy moment of the entire song".

[3] The band Glycerine covered "You Like Me Too Much" on the album Harrisongs Volume 2 – A Tribute to George Harrison.