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1982 single by The Gap Band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me" is a funk song performed by The Gap Band, released in 1982 on producer Lonnie Simmons's label, Total Experience Records. In addition to the single release, the song was featured on the band's 1982 album Gap Band IV.
| "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A-side label of U.S. 12-inch vinyl release | ||||
| Single by the Gap Band | ||||
| from the album Gap Band IV | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | August 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Synth-funk, post-disco[1] | |||
| Length | 4:05 (single version) 5:13 (12" single edit) 13:07 (special disco mix) | |||
| Label | Total Experience | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lonnie Simmons, Rudy Taylor, Charlie Wilson | |||
| Producer(s) | Lonnie Simmons | |||
| The Gap Band singles chronology | ||||
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The song prominently features a synthesizer that imitates the whistling sound of a bomb being dropped. This is first heard once immediately before the first verse, and repeats throughout the song from the fourth chorus onward. The song also features timpani drum rolls.
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, the song was one of those named on the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum of "lyrically questionable" songs.[2]
It reached No. 2 on the Billboard R&B charts, No. 39 on the dance charts, and No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
| Chart (1982-1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Dance Club Songs | 39 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 2 |
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