Bop (song)
| "Bop" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dan Seals | ||||
| from the album Won't Be Blue Anymore | ||||
| B-side | "In San Antone"[1] | |||
| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Writer(s) |
Paul Davis Jennifer Kimball | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Dan Seals singles chronology | ||||
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"Bop" is a song written by Paul Davis and Jennifer Kimball, and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in October 1985 as the second single from the album Won't Be Blue Anymore. It reached #1 on the Country singles chart in early 1986. "Bop" was his second number one hit, but his first as a solo artist. It was a major crossover hit as well, peaking at #42 on the US Hot 100, and at #10 on the US Adult Contemporary Chart.[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by George Bloom. It shows an older couple preparing to travel to an armory. It concurrently shows flashbacks of the couple 30 years earlier. One of the highlights in the video is the 30-year flashback of the couple in a 1955 Ford Thunderbird that transforms 30 years later into the 1985 Ford Thunderbird. Towards the end of the video, it shows the couple in their elderly stages dancing at the armory along with many others with Seals performing the song onstage.
The video has also been included in Seals' 1991 video compilation, A Portrait, which also included the video for "They Rage On," plus three other videos for Seals' "God Must Be a Cowboy," "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" and "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" that were filmed especially for the compilation.
Chart positions
| Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 42 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 217.
- ↑ "Dan Seals – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dan Seals.
- ↑ "Dan Seals – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Dan Seals.
- ↑ "Dan Seals – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dan Seals.
- "Dan Seals > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
External links
| Preceded by "Morning Desire" by Kenny Rogers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 18, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Never Be You" by Rosanne Cash |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single January 25, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Home Again in My Heart" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | |
| Preceded by "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr |
RPM Top Singles number-one single April 19, 1986 |
Succeeded by "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush |