 The song was written by White, Medora, and Singer in 1957, when Danny & the Juniors were still called The Juvenairs.Initially called "Do the Bop", the song was heard by Dick Clark, who suggested they change the band name to the Juniors and the chorus from "Let's all do the Bop" to "Let's go to the Hop".After performing 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.