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 1981 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 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. 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. 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. 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 Owner Memphis Basketball, LLC ( Robert J. Pera, Chairman and Controlling Owner ) 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=789728291 '' 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 9 July 2017, at 05 : 34. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings the song you dropped the bomb on me
Answer: The Gap Band,