At the Hop
"At the Hop" is a 1950s pop song written by Artie Singer, John Medora, and David White and originally released by Danny & the Juniors.[7][8] After they performed the song on Clark's show American Bandstand, it gained popularity and went to the top of the US charts, remaining at number one for five weeks.[2] The song describes the scene at a record hop, particularly the dances being performed and the interaction with the disc jockey host.A sample of the song's lyrics (contemporary popular dances in italics): On the 2008 nationally televised PBS documentary Wages of Spin: Dick Clark, American Bandstand and the Payola Scandals,[9] Singer claimed that Dick Clark would not play "At the Hop" without receiving half of the publishing proceeds.Singer agreed to make the payments and called the situation "bittersweet" because although he didn't like having to give the money, he credited his success in the music industry to Clark and therefore was grateful to him.