"Bop Bop Baby" is the third single to be released from Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

's third studio album, 'World Of Our Own'. The single peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. However, during an interview, the band claimed this was due to the obscure choice of single, as they would have much preferred to release 'Why Do I Love You' - and had even recorded a video for it. The song was written by band members Shane Filan

Shane Filan

Shane Steven Filan was one of the lead singers in the Irish pop band Westlife. Filan is one of the five original Westlife members, along with other current members Kian Egan, Mark Feehily and Nicky Byrne and former member Brian McFadden....

 and Brian McFadden

Brian McFadden

Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...

, alongside producers and writers Chris O'Brien

Chris O'Brien

Chris O'Brien may refer to:* Chris O'Brien , former owner of the Chicago Cardinals and a co-founder of the National Football League* Chris O'Brien , Australian oncologist and surgeon...

 and Graham Murphy

Graham Murphy

Graham Murphy is a record producer, musician and songwriter. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.- Biography :Graham started out as a session musician/programmer working with leading Irish acts including Aslan and Whipping Boy. Around the same time he began writing with artist Perry Blake...

. It sold over 120 000 on UK so far.

Tracklisting

• United Kingdom

CD1

1. "Bop Bop Baby" (Single Remix) - 4:28
2. "You Don't Know" - 4:11
3. "Imaginary Diva" (Orphane Remix) - 5:16
4. "Bop Bop Baby" (Video) - 4:28

CD2

1. "Bop Bop Baby" (Single Remix) - 4:28
2. "Bop Bop Baby" (Almighty Radio Edit) - 3:45
3. "Band Interviews" - 10:00

• Australia

1. "Bop Bop Baby" (Single Remix) - 4:28
2. "Bop Bop Baby" (Almighty Radio Edit) - 3:45
3. "Bad Girls" - 3:33
4. "Band Interviews" - 10:00
5. "Bop Bop Baby" (Video) - 4:28

Music video

The video was initially to be directed by Vaughn Arnell and was to feature the band in front of the Irish skyline. But instead, the video was directed by Max & Diana, and featured the band in a sour-looking castle, battling an enemy of the English Crown.

Release history

Region	Date
United Kingdom
Australia
European Union

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	56
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... n Singles Chart	28
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	50
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...  Singles chart	3
German Singles Chart	15
Italian Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  Singles Chart	45
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	4
Netherlands Singles Chart	23
New Zealand Singles Chart	21
Swedish Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....  Singles Chart	16
Swiss Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....  Singles Chart	36
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	5
UK Radio Airplay Chart	9

Lyrics

Mum always said, nothing would break me or lead me astray

Who would have guessed I'd let my mind drift so far away

You always said I was a dreamer now instead

I'm dreaming of things that's making my mind go crazy

Small things like

When I call you at home and he answers the phone

Or I get your machine and I don't hear me

When I lie in my bed with the thoughts in my head

When we danced and we sang and we laughed all night

Ooh da bop bop baby please don't let me go

Can't live my life this way

Ooh da bop bop baby please just let me know

And put my mind at ease for sure

On a love train

20 odd years now

I got off today

But nobody said the stop that I've taken

Was a stop too late

Now I'm alone I'm thinking of stupid

Hurtful small things like

When I call you at home and he answers the phone

Or I get your machine and I don't hear me

When I lie in my bed with the thoughts in my head

When we danced and we sang and we laughed all night

Ooh da bop bop baby please don't let me go

Can't live my life this way

Ooh da bop bop baby please just let me know

And put my mind at ease for sure

Maybe it's time to say goodbye

Maybe it's time to let this lie

This is when we must set things right

Now that we've gone our separate ways

I just can't live these desperate days

This is what I've been trying to say

Ooh da bop bop baby please don't let me go

Can't live my life this way

Ooh da bop bop baby please just let me know

And put my mind at ease for sure

External links

• "Bop Bop Baby" official music video
• Official Westlife website