Atomic (Lit album)

For the Mogwai album, see Atomic (Mogwai album).
Atomic
Studio album by
Lit
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001
Recorded2000
Genre
Length44:45
LabelRCA • Dirty Martini
Producer
Lit chronology
A Place in the Sun
(1999) 		Atomic
(2001) 		Platinum & Gold Collection
(2004)
Singles from Atomic
  1. "Over My Head"
    Released: June 6, 2000
  2. "Lipstick and Bruises"
    Released: October 16, 2001
  3. "Addicted"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(61/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Melodic [4]
Q[1]
Spin(5/10)[1]

Atomic is the third studio album by the American rock band Lit, released on October 16, 2001 by Dirty Martini and RCA Records. It peaked at #36 on the US Billboard 200.[citation needed]

Track listing

All tracks are written by A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Something to Someone"4:49
2."The Last Time Again" (A. Popoff, J. Popoff, Butch Walker)3:17
3."Addicted"2:56
4."Lipstick and Bruises"3:00
5."Everything's Cool"3:13
6."Happy in the Meantime" (A. Popoff, J. Popoff, Danny Walker)2:49
7."Drop D"3:27
8."Sunny Weather" (A. Popoff, J. Popoff, B. Walker)3:13
9."Next Time Around" (Kevin Baldes, A. Popoff, J. Popoff, D. Walker)3:04
10."Slip"4:00
11."She Comes" (Glen Ballard, A. Popoff, J. Popoff)3:56
12."Live for This" (Baldes, A. Popoff, J. Popoff)3:21
13."Over My Head"3:40
Total length:44:53

Tracks released as non-LP B-sides

  1. "The Party's Over"
  2. "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) (added as a bonus track in the European edition)
  3. "I Wanna Rock" (Twisted Sister)
  4. "Father Christmas" (The Kinks)
  5. "Happy in the Meantime” (Remix)

Personnel

Lit
  • A. Jay Popoff – lead vocals
  • Jeremy Popoff – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Baldes – bass
  • Allen Shellenberger – drums
Additional personnel
  • James Ehreinger – organ ("Sunny Weather")
  • Don Gilmore – background vocals
  • Gabrial McNair – synthesizer ("The Last Time Again", "She Comes")
  • Steven Tyler – background vocals ("Over My Head")
  • Danny Walker – additional lead guitar ("Next Time Around")

Bonus CD

A limited edition release of Atomic had a bonus disc with three tracks by bands from Lit's Dirty Martini label.

  1. Lit - "Down” (Acoustic) – 3:46
  2. Handsome Devil - "Makin' Money" (clean version) (Walker) – 3:30
  3. The Color Red - "Sore Throat" (demo version) (Meyer, Schartoff, The Color Red, Verloop, J. Zamora, M. Zamora) – 5:52

References

  1. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for Atomic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Atomic - Lit". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Considine, J.D. "Lit Atomic". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Roth, Kaj. "Lit - Atomic". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.