You Dropped a Bomb on Me
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| “You Dropped a Bomb on Me” | |||||
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| Single by The Gap Band from the album Gap Band IV |
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| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | 12" | ||||
| Recorded | 1981 | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:04 (single version) 5:13 (12" single edit) 11:53 (12" single) |
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| Label | Mercury Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Charlie Wilson | ||||
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"You Dropped a Bomb on Me" is a song performed by The Gap Band. It reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Use in media
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - featured on a fictional radio station in the video game
- Animal Planet commercial - (song intro) background music "danced" to by various breeds of monkey
- It is occasionally played at Shea Stadium after the New York Mets hit a home run.
- The song is played at Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, OK every time an Oklahoma State player hits a home run.
- The song is frequently Played in the Oklahoma Bethany Bronchos Football Stadium.
- The song is played by The Dale and Holley Show on 850 WEEI when they "blow up" callers.
- A cover of the song is performed by the heavy metal band Mindcandy.
- The song is played in the Liquid Force's "The Truth" wakeboarding free-ride movie. It was used in Ben Greenwood's section.
- The song is played at HSBC arena in Buffalo, NY when Buffalo Bandits player Cory Bomberry scores a goal.
