Atomic (Lit album)
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Template:Music ratings 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.<ref name="Billboard200">Lit Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2025</ref>
Track listing
Bonus CD
A limited edition release of Atomic had a bonus disc with three tracks by bands from Lit's Dirty Martini label. Template:Track listing
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 are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
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 (2001) | Peak position |
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