Bop ( song ) - Wikipedia Bop ( song ) `` Bop '' Single by Dan Seals from the album Wo n't Be Blue Anymore B - side `` In San Antone '' Released October 1985 Genre Country Length 3 : 45 Label EMI America Songwriter ( s ) Paul Davis Jennifer Kimball Producer ( s ) Kyle Lehning Dan Seals singles chronology `` Meet Me in Montana '' ( 1985 ) `` Bop '' ( 1985 ) `` Everything That Glitters ( Is Not Gold ) '' ( 1986 ) `` Meet Me in Montana '' ( 1985 ) `` Bop '' ( 1986 ) `` Everything That Glitters ( Is Not Gold ) '' ( 1986 ) `` 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 Wo n'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. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart positions 2.1 Year - End Chart 3 References 4 External links 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 ) US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 10 US Billboard Hot 100 42 Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 6 Canadian RPM Top Singles Year - End Chart Chart ( 1986 ) Position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 11 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 217. Jump up ^ `` Dan Seals -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dan Seals. Jump up ^ `` Dan Seals -- Chart history '' Billboard Adult Contemporary for Dan Seals. Jump up ^ `` Dan Seals -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Dan Seals. `` Dan Seals > Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 01 - 06. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics 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 Dan Seals Studio albums Stones Harbinger Rebel Heart San Antone Wo n't Be Blue Anymore On the Front Line Rage On On Arrival Walking the Wire Fired Up In a Quiet Room In a Quiet Room II Make It Home Compilation albums The Best Greatest Hits The Best of Dan Seals Certified Hits The Best of Dan Seals Top 10 singles `` God Must Be a Cowboy '' `` ( You Bring Out ) The Wild Side of Me '' `` My Baby 's Got Good Timing '' `` My Old Yellow Car '' `` Meet Me in Montana '' ( with Marie Osmond ) `` Bop '' `` Everything That Glitters ( Is Not Gold ) '' `` You Still Move Me '' `` I Will Be There '' `` Three Time Loser '' `` One Friend '' `` Addicted '' `` Big Wheels in the Moonlight '' `` They Rage On '' `` Love on Arrival '' `` Good Times '' Related articles Discography England Dan & John Ford Coley This 1985 country song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who sings i want to bop with you baby
Answer: Dan Seals