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 A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff, with additional co-writers as noted. All tracks are produced by Don Gilmore and Lit; except "Over My Head," produced by Glen Ballard and Lit.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something to Someone"		4:49
2.	"The Last Time Again"	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"	Danny Walker	2:49
7.	"Drop D"		3:27
8.	"Sunny Weather"	B. Walker	3:13
9.	"Next Time Around"	Kevin Baldes D. Walker	3:04
10.	"Slip"		4:00
11.	"She Comes"	Ballard	3:56
12.	"Live for This"	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)	A. Jay Popoff Jeremy 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" (A. Popoff, J. Popoff, B. Walker) – 2:42
• "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

Credits 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, string section member (6)
• Larry Corbett – string section member (6)
• Joel Derouin – string section member (6)
• James Ehreinger – organ (8)
• Don Gilmore – backing vocals
• Marvin Gordy III – string section member (6)
• Gabrial McNair – synthesizer (2, 11)
• Niels Bye Nielsen – orchestra (10)
• Rachel Purkin – string section member (6)
• Steven Tyler – backing vocals (13)
• Danny Walker – additional lead guitar (9)

Production

• Produced by Don Gilmore and Lit (all tracks except 13)
• Produced by Glen Ballard and Lit (13)

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.
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