Atomic (Lit album)

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

For the Mogwai album, see Atomic (Mogwai album).

Atomic
Studio album by Lit
Released	October 16, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Alternative rock pop punk
Length	44:45
Label	RCA
Producer	Lit Don Gilmore Glen Ballard
Lit chronology
A Place in the Sun (1999) Atomic (2001) Platinum & Gold Collection (2004)
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	[1]
Melodic	[3]
Q	[1]
Spin	(5/10)[1]

"Happy in the Meantime" was used on the soundtrack for Mr. Deeds and is played as the credits roll.

"Over My Head" was used on the soundtrack for the 2000 animated science fiction film, Titan A.E..

"Lipstick and Bruises" was used in the soundtrack for the 2001 cult comedy film, Out Cold.

"The Last Time Again" was used in the final credits of the 2001 film, American Pie 2, but is mistakenly listed as "Last Time Again".

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

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

• A. Jay Popoff – lead vocals
• Jeremy Popoff – guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin Baldes – bass guitar
• Allen Shellenberger – drums

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. "Critic Reviews for Atomic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
2. "Atomic - Lit". AllMusic.
3. Roth, Kaj. "Lit - Atomic". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

External links

• Atomic at Metacritic