Atomic (Lit album)

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 Dirty Martini
Producer	Don Gilmore Lit 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]

Atomic is the third studio album by the American rock band Lit, released on October 16, 2001 by Dirty Martini and RCA Records. The album peaked at #36 on the US Billboard 200. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jeremy Popoff and A. Jay Popoff, except where noted. Produced by Don Gilmore (1–12), Glen Ballard (13), and Lit (all tracks). ^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something to Someone"	4:49
2.	"The Last Time Again" (music by Jeremy Popoff; lyrics by J. Popoff, A. Jay 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" (J. Popoff, A. Popoff, Danny Walker)	2:49
7.	"Drop D"	3:27
8.	"Sunny Weather" (music by J. Popoff; lyrics by J. Popoff, A. Popoff, B. Walker)	3:13
9.	"Next Time Around" (music by Kevin Baldes, J. Popoff; lyrics by J. Popoff, A. Popoff, D. Walker)	3:04
10.	"Slip"	4:00
11.	"She Comes" (J. Popoff, A. Popoff, Glen Ballard)	3:56
12.	"Live for This" (J. Popoff, A. Popoff, Baldes)	3:21
13.	"Over My Head"	3:40
Total length:		44:53

Bonus CD

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Down" (acoustic version)	Jeremy Popoff A. Jay Popoff	Lit	3:46
2.	"Makin' Money" (clean version)	Danny Walker	Handsome Devil	3:30
3.	"Sore Throat" (demo version)	Meyer Schartoff The Color Red Verloop J. Zamora M. Zamora	The Color Red	5:52
Total length:				13:08

B-sides

• "The Party's Over" (
  • J. Popoff
  • A. Popoff
  • B. Walker
  ) – 2:42
• "Chain of Fools" (Aretha Franklin cover) (added as a bonus track in the European edition)
• "I Wanna Rock" (Twisted Sister)
• "Father Christmas" (The Kinks)
• "Happy in the Meantime” (Remix)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[6]

Lit

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

Additional musicians

• David Campbell – string arrangement and string section member on "Happy in the Meantime"
• Larry Corbett – string section member on "Happy in the Meantime"
• Joel Derouin – string section member on "Happy in the Meantime"
• James Ehreinger – organ on "Sunny Weather"
• Don Gilmore – backing vocals
• Marvin Gordy III – string section member on "Happy in the Meantime"
• Gabrial McNair – synthesizer on "The Last Time Again" and "She Comes"
• Niels Bye Nielsen – orchestra on "Slip"
• Rachel Purkin – string section member on "Happy in the Meantime"
• Steven Tyler – backing vocals on "Over My Head"
• Danny Walker – additional lead guitar on "Next Time Around"

Production

• All tracks except "Over My Head" are produced by Don Gilmore and Lit
• "Over My Head" is produced by Glen Ballard and Lit

Charts

Chart performance for Atomic

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	36

References

1. "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.^{[ dead link ]}
5. Lit Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2025
6. Atomic (CD booklet). Lit. RCA. 2001. 07863 68061-2.
7. "Lit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved October 9, 2025.

External links

• Atomic at Metacritic