"She's Not There" is the debut single by British rock band The Zombies, written by organist Rod Argent. It reached No.12 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1964, and reached No.1 on the Cashbox chart (No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100) in the United States at the beginning of December 1964. In Canada, it reached number two.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked "She's Not There" number 297 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Rod Argent built the lyrics of "She's Not There" from a John Lee Hooker song, whose title - "No One Told Me" - became the opening phrase of "She's Not There". Following an April 29, 1964 performance by the Zombies at St Albans Market Hall, Argent played the one verse he had written of the song for Ken Jones who was set to produce the band's first recording session. Jones encouraged Argent to write a second verse for the song, intending for the band to record it. Argent recalls: "I wrote the song for Colin's range"—referring to Zombies' vocalist Colin Blunstone -- "I could hear him singing it in my mind". The song's genres and musical styles are described by authors and music journalists as jazz rock,beat and pop rock.

"She's Not There" was the second of four songs recorded by the Zombies at a June 12, 1964 recording session at Decca's West Hampstead Studio No. 2. The song's backing track necessitated seven takes. One of the song's most distinctive features is Argent's electric piano sound; the instrument used was a Hohner Pianet. The backing vocals are in a folk-influenced close-harmony style.

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