"Bristol Stomp" is a song written in 1961 by Kal Mann and Dave Appell, two executives with the Cameo-Parkway record label, for The Dovells, an a cappella singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who recorded the song for Cameo-Parkway late that year. It was originally recorded by a group from Bristol, Pennsylvania, Terry and the Appeljacks (Terry Appel was the son of Dave Appel). The recording by Terry and the Appeljacks made neither the Billboard Hot 100 nor the "Bubbling Under" charts.

The Dovells' recording made the #2 spot on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 singles chart in 1961. "Bristol Stomp" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

The song was written about teenagers in 1961 who were dancing a new step called "The Stomp" at Good Will Hose Company dances in Bristol. It refers to Bristol, Pennsylvania, a blue collar suburb of Philadelphia.

The refrain of the song:

The distinctive guitar introduction to the "Bristol Stomp" is identical to that in "Everyday of the Week," a charting doo-wop single by The Students in 1958.

In 1962, under the Columbia record label, Chubby Checker released his version of "Bristol Stomp" on his album Don't Knock the Twist. In this version, Chubby Checker performs lead vocals with the Dovells providing backup. Though it was not as instrumentally polished as the Dovells's original version, the Checker version added more pep to the song. The album title is the same name as the movie (released in the USA on 13 April 1962 (New York City, New York); released in Venezuela on 6 June 1962 and in Mexico on 1 November 1962) starring Checker.

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