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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Track listing

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

References

External links

• Atomic at Metacritic