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
ReleasedAugust 1982
Recorded1982
GenreSynth-funk, post-disco[1]
Length4:05 (single version)
5:13 (12" single edit)
13:07 (special disco mix)
LabelTotal 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)

"You Dropped a Bomb on Me" is a funk song performed by The Gap Band, released in 1982 on producer Lonnie Simmons's label, Total Experience Records. In addition to the single release, the song was featured on the band's 1982 album Gap Band IV.

  1. ^ Terich, Jeff; Blyweiss, Adam (August 27, 2015). "10 Essential Synth-Funk tracks". Treble. Retrieved October 9, 2019.