Atomic (Lit album)

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

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]}

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
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	[3]
Melodic	[4]
Q	[1]
Spin	(5/10)[1]

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

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