"Sleep Little Girl" is the debut single by the Swedish rock band Tages. It was written by Tommy Blom and released on 16 October 1964. The initial recording was made at a Youth center at Nylöse, a neighborhood of Gothenburg, Sweden's second biggest city, and the song has professionally been re-recorded in a studio twice. The song became a hit upon release, reaching number one on Tio i Topp and number two on Kvällstoppen, and one of the re-recorded renditions was later included on their debut album Tages. "Sleep Little Girl" became one of Tages's biggest hits, and is, along with "Miss Mac Baren", considered to be their signature song. Background and recording Previous to recording "Sleep Little Girl", Tages had gained traction around the Gothenburg area of Sweden. At the time, the band mostly played at private parties, but had eventually started gaining popularity and gained bookings for clubs across the city. Tages were offered a recording contract in August, when they signed up for a contest named "Västkustens Beatles" ("West coast's Beatles"), which was active in between 13–17 August. Blom was at the time at a vacation in London, United Kingdom to improve his English skills, meaning that Tages performed as a quartet, which was the requirement. Tages won the contest, garnering almost half of the votes, and as a result were awarded with a recording contract and a recording session. "Sleep Little Girl" follows the story of a man, who is walking at night with a friend on their way to his girlfriend's home, only to reveal that she is in a deep sleep state. Annoyed at this, the duo starts throwing rocks at her window, to no avail. The narrator, furious about this, he picks up a big stone intending to throw it at the window, but instead misses and lands on the roof, causing loud sounds to erupt. The song is notable for featuring several grammatically incorrect phrases and sentences, and features a Swedish idiom in the second verse. According to Blom, the lyrics were based on a real incident that he had been part of. The group initially attempted to record "Sleep Little Girl" on 20 September 1964, when they entered the cellar of Nylöse youth center, which had been transformed into a makeshift recording studio, where the group recorded "Sleep Little Girl", "Tell Me You're Mine" along with another, unidentified song. This version