Bop (Mondo song)
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| Single by Mondo | ||||
| Released | 28 February 2025 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Hoss, Sony Music Sweden | |||
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"Bop" is the debut single by Swedish and American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis under the name Mondo. It was released on 28 February 2025 through Sony Music Sweden under exclusive license by Hoss. It was written by Mondo, Emil Berg, and Rasmus Wahlgren, and produced by Wahlgren and Tobias Danielsson.
Mondo started recording songs to cope with stress during the lead-up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. Before 2025, he recorded demos of his music for a possible debut single and eventually chose "Bop". It mainly contains elements of rhythm and blues, pop, and Afrobeats. The song charted in Sweden, peaking at 31st.
Background
Around 2023 in Stockholm, Swedish and American pole vaulter Armand Duplantis met songwriters Emil Berg and Rasmus Wahlgren and eventually formed a friendship with them.[1][2][3] Duplantis wrote and recorded around 30 songs with Berg and Wahlgren to cope with stress during the lead-up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. He initially did not talk much about this songwriting as he was unsure whether he would release any of the songs.[3][2][4]
A few months before 2025, Duplantis recorded demos of his music for a possible debut single and eventually chose "Bop". His family and fiancée Desiré Inglander supported his career in music, with Inglander telling him to release his chosen song.[3] In January of the same year, Duplantis and Inglander appeared in the music video for "Chasing Paradise" by Kygo and OneRepublic as his first endeavor into released music.[5] On 25 February 2025, Duplantis announced on social media that he would be releasing the single, uploading a clip of the song alongside the announcement.[6]
Release and composition
Using his nickname Mondo, Duplantis released "Bop" on 28 February 2025 through Sony Music Sweden under exclusive license by Hoss as his first single.[2][7] During an interview with Agence France-Presse, he stated that he rushed to make and release the song in order for it to be played while he competed in the All Star Pole Vault competition in Clermont-Ferrand, France. At the competition, he placed first with a mark of 6.27 metres (20.6 ft), setting a world record in the men's pole vault.[8]
"Bop" is two minutes and 30 seconds long. It was written by Duplantis, Berg, and Wahlgren, and produced by Wahlgren and Tobias Danielsson.[9] During an interview with SVT Nyheter, Duplantis said he named the song "Bop" in reference to the American English terms of bop as a dance and a popular song. The song contains elements of rhythm and blues, pop, and Afrobeats, with influences from Swedish hip-hop and Swedish pop.[2]
Reception and commercial performance
Writing for Vogue Scandinavia, Linnéa Pesonen stated that the song was met with praise from fans upon its release, calling it an affirmation that the song "is, indeed, a bop."[3] Also of Vogue Scandinavia, Allyson Shiffman named it "a breezy, catchy, nod-your-head type of tune".[7] The song charted in Sweden, peaking at 31st on Sverigetopplistan.[10]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 31 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music:[9]
- Mondo (Armand Duplantis) – vocals and songwriter
- Emil Berg – songwriter
- Rasmus Wahlgren – songwriter and producer
- Tobias Danielsson – producer
References
- ↑ Wolf-Watz, Klas (28 February 2025). "Stavhopparen Armand Duplantis debuterar som artist: "Lite nervöst"" [Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis debuts as an artist: "A little nervous"]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Lindstedt, Moa (28 February 2025). "Armand Duplantis om nya låten "Bop": "Den är vibes och kul"" [Armand Duplantis on the new song "Bop": "It's vibes and fun"]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Pesonen, Linnéa (28 February 2025). ""It happened very organically": Mondo Duplantis vaults into music with debut single "Bop"". Vogue Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Goh, ZK (19 June 2025). "Mondo Duplantis teases excerpt from new single on TikTok". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Goulding, Grace (28 February 2025). "Mondo Duplantis leaps into music by releasing first single "Bop"". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 April 2025.
- ↑ Borg, Jonathan (25 February 2025). "Duplantis oväntade drag – så låter nya karriären" [Duplantis' unexpected move - this is what his new career sounds like]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 April 2025.
- 1 2 Shiffman, Allyson (27 April 2026). "Mondo Duplantis is taking his music seriously and so should you". Vogue Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Duplantis on song as he breaks his own pole vault world record". France24. Agence France-Presse. 28 February 2025. Archived from the original on 11 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Bop – Song by Mondo". 28 February 2025 – via Apple Music.
- 1 2 "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10, 2025" [Weekly Singles Chart, week 10, 2025]. Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.