Martian Hop

"Martian Hop"
"Martian Hop" 45
Single by The Ran-Dells
B-side"Forgive Me Darling (I Have Lied)"
ReleasedJune 1963
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreDoo-wop, novelty, pop
Length2:14
LabelChairman
SongwriterJohn Michael Spirt, Robert Lawrence Rappaport, Steve Millman Rappaport
The Ran-Dells singles chronology
"Martian Hop"
(1963) 		"Sound of the Sun"
(1963)

"Martian Hop" is a song written by The Ran-Dells, and released in 1963. It has been described as a one-hit wonder novelty song and reached #27 on the black singles chart, #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 2 in Canada. The song was later covered by artists as diverse as Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, Joanie Bartels and soul group The Newcomers. Versions in French included comedian Henri Salvador and the group Les Champions.

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