Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie

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Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie
Blondie - Atomic - The Very Best of Blondie.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Blondie
ReleasedJuly 13, 1998
Genre New wave
Length77:44 (Atomic)
58:02 (Atomix)
Label Chrysalis
Producer
Blondie chronology
Picture This Live (Capitol Anniversary Series)
(1998)		Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie
(1998)		 No Exit
(1999)
Alternative cover
Blondie - Atomix.jpg
Cover art for the two-disc edition of the album, retitled Atomic/Atomix
Professional ratings
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Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie is a greatest hits album by American rock band Blondie, released on July 13, 1998, by Chrysalis Records, at the time when the band reunited and shortly before the beginning of their successful comeback tour.

Contents

Overview

Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie includes the band's best known songs from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as two new remixes of the title track. The compilation reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [3] [4]

The compilation was reissued in June 1999 as a limited-edition two-CD set titled Atomic/Atomix: The Very Best of Blondie, including a second disc of previously available remixes with the exception of another new remix of the title track.

On October 31, 2011, the compilation was reissued again as a single disc with identical track listing, but with the title being changed to Essential, [5] which was certified gold by the BPI on September 21, 2018. [6]

Track listing

Disc one – Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Atomic" (7″ Mix)
 Eat to the Beat (1979)3:50
2."Heart of Glass" (7″ Mix)
 Parallel Lines (1978)4:11
3."Sunday Girl"
  • Stein
Parallel Lines3:15
4."Call Me"
 American Gigolo soundtrack (1980)3:32
5."The Tide Is High" (7″ Edit)
  • Harry
  • Stein
 Autoamerican (1980)3:52
6."Denis"
  • Neil Levenson
 Plastic Letters (1978)2:18
7."Dreaming"
  • Harry
  • Stein
Eat to the Beat3:06
8."Rapture" (7″ Mix)
  • Harry
  • Stein
Eat to the Beat4:59
9."Hanging on the Telephone"
Parallel Lines2:22
10."(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"
Plastic Letters2:42
11."Island of Lost Souls" (7″ Edit)
  • Harry
  • Stein
 The Hunter (1982)3:50
12."Picture This"
  • Destri
  • Harry
  • Stein
Parallel Lines2:57
13."Union City Blue"
Eat to the Beat3:22
14."War Child"
  • Harrison
  • Harry
The Hunter4:00
15."Rip Her to Shreds"
  • Harry
  • Stein
 Blondie (1976)3:21
16."One Way or Another"
  • Harrison
  • Harry
Parallel Lines3:28
17."X Offender"
  • Harry
  • Valentine
Blondie3:10
18."I'm Gonna Love You Too"
Parallel Lines2:07
19."Fade Away and Radiate"
  • Stein
Parallel Lines3:59
20."Atomic '98" (Xenomania Mix)
  • Destri
  • Harry
 4:33
21."Atomic '98" (Tall Paul Mix)
  • Destri
  • Harry
 8:43
Disc two – Atomix: The Very Best of Blondie Remixed
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Atomic" (Diddy's 12″ Mix)
  • Destri
  • Harry
 Beautiful: The Remix Album (1995)6:51
2."Dreaming" (Utah Saints Mix))
  • Harry
  • Stein
Beautiful: The Remix Album6:21
3."Denis" (Danny D Remix)
  • Levenson
 Once More into the Bleach (1988)5:23
4."Call Me" (Original 12″ Version)
  • Harry
  • Moroder
American Gigolo soundtrack8:04
5."Heart of Glass" (Original 12″ Instrumental)
  • Harry
  • Stein
UK & US "Heart of Glass" 12″ single (1979)5:14
6."Rapture" (US Disco Version)
  • Harry
  • Stein
US "Rapture" 12″ single (1981)7:13
7."War Child" (12″ Version)
  • Harrison
  • Harry
UK "War Child" 12″ single (1982)8:01
8."Atomic '98" (Dana Intellectual Mix)
  • Destri
  • Harry
 6:35
9."Sunday Girl" (French Version) (Hidden track)
  • Stein
 3:15

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Platinum300,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [11]
Reissue 		Platinum300,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Review: Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie - Blondie". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Review: Blondie - Atomic-The Very Best Of Blondie, EMI". Select . No. August 1998. p. 93.
  3. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "British album certifications – Blondie – Atomic - Blondie's Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. February 26, 1999. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Essential – Blondie". AllMusic . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "British album certifications – Blondie – Essential". British Phonographic Industry. September 21, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blondie – Atomic - The Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  8. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 32. August 8, 1998. p. 12. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ↑ "Charts.nz – Blondie – Atomic - The Very Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "British album certifications – Blondie – Essential". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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