Atomic (Lit album)

Atomic
Atomic
Studio album by Lit
Released	October 16, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative rock; pop punk;
Length	44:45
Label	RCA • Dirty Martini
Producer	Lit; Don Gilmore; Glen Ballard;
Lit chronology
Singles from Atomic
	"Over My Head"; Released: June 6, 2000; "Lipstick and Bruises"; Released: October 16, 2001; "Addicted"; Released: 2002;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(61/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Length
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

"The Party's Over"
"Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin) (added as a bonus track in the European edition)
"I Wanna Rock" (Twisted Sister)
"Father Christmas" (The Kinks)
"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.

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

References

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

External links

Atomic at Metacritic

[Meta-1] "Critic Reviews for Atomic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

[2] "Atomic - Lit". AllMusic.

[Blenderreview-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.

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v t e Lit
Kevin Baldes A. Jay Popoff Jeremy Popoff Taylor Carroll Sean Holland Charles Ward Allen Shellenberger Chadd Anthony (Chad Benekos) Nathan Walker Ryan Gillmor Evan Kilbourne
Studio albums	Tripping the Light Fantastic A Place in the Sun Atomic Lit The View from the Bottom These Are the Days Tastes Like Gold
Extended plays	Five Smokin' Tracks from Lit
Compilations	Platinum & Gold Collection
Singles	"My Own Worst Enemy" "Zip-Lock" "Miserable" "Lipstick and Bruises"
Related articles	Discography