You Dropped a bomb on Me - wikipedia You Dropped a bomb on Me `` 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 `` Humpin ' '' ( from The Gap Band III ) `` Early in the Morning '' ( Germany ) Released August 1982 Format 7 ``, 12 '' Recorded 1982 Genre Electrofunk, synth - funk 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 `` Early in the Morning '' ( 1982 ) `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' ( 1982 ) `` Outstanding '' ( 1983 ) `` Early in the Morning '' ( 1982 ) `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' ( 1982 ) `` Outstanding '' ( 1983 ) `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' is an electrofunk song performed by The Gap Band, released in 1982 on producer Lonnie Simmons ' label, Total Experience Records. It reached # 2 on the Billboard R&B charts, # 39 on the dance charts and # 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to the single release, the song was featured on the band 's 1982 album Gap Band IV. A notable feature of the song is its use of a synthesizer to imitate the whistling sound of a bomb dropping. This is first heard immediately before the first verse, and throughout the song from the fourth chorus onward, also Timpani & Bass 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. The song is featured in a Walmart Christmas holiday television commercial which started airing in October 2017. References Jump up ^ http://www.treblezine.com/25081-10-essential-synth-funk-tracks/ Jump up ^ `` The Gap Band > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Foege, Alec ( 14 April 2009 ). Right of the Dial : The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio. Faber & Faber. p. 164. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4299 - 2367 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Walmart TV Commercial, ' Standing Ovation ' Song by The Gap Band ''. iSpot.tv. Retrieved November 25, 2017. External links You Dropped a Bomb on Me music video from The Gap Band 's Vevo page The Gap Band Charlie Wilson Ronnie Wilson Robert Wilson Studio albums Magicians Holiday ( 1974 ) The Gap Band ( 1977 ) The Gap Band ( 1979 ) The Gap Band II ( 1979 ) The Gap Band III ( 1980 ) Gap Band IV ( 1982 ) Gap Band V : Jammin ' ( 1983 ) Gap Band VI ( 1984 ) Gap Band VII ( 1985 ) Gap Band 8 ( 1986 ) Straight From The Heart ( 1988 ) Round Trip ( 1989 ) Testimony ( 1994 ) Ai n't Nothin ' But a Party ( 1995 ) Y2K : Funkin ' Till 2000 Comz ( 1999 ) Live albums Live & Well ( 1996 ) Compilation albums The Best of The Gap Band ( 1995 ) Songs `` Oops Up Side Your Head '' `` Burn Rubber on Me ( Why You Wanna Hurt Me ) '' `` Humpin ' '' `` Yearning for Your Love '' `` Early in the Morning '' `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' `` Outstanding '' `` Party Train '' `` Going in Circles '' `` All of My Love '' Related articles Discography Lonnie Simmons Total Experience Records Book : The Gap Band Memphis Grizzlies Founded in 1995 Played in Vancouver ( 1995 -- 2001 ) Based in Memphis, Tennessee Franchise Franchise History Expansion Draft All - time roster Head coaches Draft history Records Seasons Current season Arenas General Motors Place Pyramid Arena FedExForum General managers Jackson Knight West Wallace G League affiliate Memphis Hustle Administration Owners Memphis Basketball, LLC ( Robert J. Pera, Chairman and Controlling Owner, Steven Kaplan, Daniel E. Straus ) General Manager, Basketball Operations Chris Wallace Head coach David Fizdale Culture and lore Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis Naismith Cup Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment Grit and Grind Growl Towel `` You Dropped a Bomb on Me '' ( The Gap Band song ) Rick Trotter Media TV Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Southeast Radio Radio Network WRBO - FM Announcers Pete Pranica Brevin Knight Sean Tuohy Eric Hasseltine Hank McDowell Elliot Perry Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Dropped_a_Bomb_on_Me&oldid=815320438 '' Categories : 1982 singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles The Gap Band songs Songs written by Lonnie Simmons Songs written by Charlie Wilson ( singer ) Songs written by Rudy Taylor 1982 songs Memphis Grizzlies Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 14 December 2017, at 04 : 23. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang you dropped a bomb on me
Answer: The Gap Band