"Don't Tell Me What to Do" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by the American country music artist Pam Tillis. Her breakthrough single, it was released in December 1990 as the first single from the album Put Yourself in My Place. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Marty Stuart recorded this song in 1988 under the title "I'll Love You Forever (If I Want To)" for his Let There Be Country album, although the album was not released until 1992. Chart performance Year-end charts References 1991 singles Marty Stuart songs Pam Tillis songs Songs written by Harlan Howard Songs written by Max D. Barnes Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Arista Nashville singles 1991 songs