Single:
Bop Girl entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 September 1983 and peaked at #2. The song was #14 on the Top 100 of 1983.
Album:
Bop Girl was released on the 12″ mini album Strong Love.
Songwriter:
Ross Wilson
Producers:
Ross Wilson, Mark Moffatt, Ricky Fataar
Record label of Australian release:
WEA
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Bop Girl is the debut single by Australian pop singer Pat Wilson. The song was written by her husband, Ross Wilson of the bands Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock. At the 1983 Countdown Music Awards, the song won the award for Best Debut Single.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bop_Girl
Music Video:
The music video was the screen debut of 15-year-old Nicole Kidman playing the role of a young “bop girl”. Chosen by director Gillian Armstrong, songwriter Ross recalled that Kidman was to represent “an up and coming starlet with a bright future”.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bop_Girl
Lyrics:
B-O-P-G-I-R-L
Got the whole world searching for their own bop girl
Out in the crowd, I′m in the street
Got the whole world shaking to my big bop beat
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