At the Hop

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"At the Hop", a slightly disguised 12-bar blues celebration of popular dance styles, was a hit single by Danny and the Juniors. The song was released in the fall of 1957, and reached #1 on the US hit charts on January 6, 1958, thus becoming one of the top-selling singles during all of 1958. It was written by Arthur Singer, John Medora and David White.

The song describes the scene at a record hop, particularly the dances being performed and the interaction with the disc jockey host.

A sample of the song's lyrics (contemporary popular dances in bold):

You can rock it you can roll it

Do the bop and even stroll it

At the hop

When the record starts spinnin'

You chalypso and you chicken at the hop

Do the dance sensation that is sweepin' the nation

at the hop

"At The Hop" was performed at Woodstock by Sha-Na-Na in August 1969, and was included on the Woodstock Album. It was also performed by Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids and included on the soundtrack for the 1973 movie American Graffiti.

Dash Rip Rock performed a parody of "At the Hop" called "Let's Go Smoke Some Pot."

The title of the song has served as the inspiration for the tune of the same name on Devendra Banhart's 2004 release, Nino Rojo.

Preceded by "April Love" by Pat Boone	Billboard Top 100 number-one single January 6, 1958 (7 weeks)	Succeeded by "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes
Preceded by "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley	United World Chart number one single February 15, 1958 - March 1, 1958	Succeeded by "Don't" by Elvis Presley