Atomic (song)

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"Atomic"
"Atomic" cover
Single by Blondie
from the album Eat to the Beat
Released 1980
Format Vinyl record (7")
Recorded 1979
Genre New Wave
Length 3:48
Label Chrysalis Records
Producer(s) Mike Chapman
Chart positions

#1 (UK)

Blondie singles chronology
"Call Me"
(1980)
Atomic "The Tide Is High"
(1980)

"Atomic" was the third single from the 1979 album Eat to the Beat by Blondie. It was written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and the track was produced by Mike Chapman who had previously worked with The Sweet.

The song was produced as a mixture of new wave and disco which had proved to be so successful in their #1 hit from earlier in 1979, "Heart of Glass".

The song reached number 1 in the UK for two weeks in February 1980 and number 39 in the US. The track was remixed and re-released in September 1994, where it reached number one on the billboard dance charts but only reached number 19 in the UK. The B-side to the original version of "Atomic" was "Die Young, Stay Pretty", also from the album Eat to the Beat. "Die Young, Stay Pretty" was Blondie's first attempt at reggae, a style they would perform again in "The Tide is High".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

A. "Atomic" - 3:48
B. "Die Young Stay Pretty" - 3:27

[edit] Sample

[edit] Cover versions and appearances

  • It was featured on the soundtrack to the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
  • Sleeper's cover-version of it had also been used in Trainspotting.
  • An instrumental version of the song can be heard in the amusement park scene of the French film L'Homme Blessé from 1983.
  • The original version of Atomic has been used in the film Bend It Like Beckham.
  • As of 1999 the Vidal Sassoon company has been using "Atomic" in a series of commercials for its hair products due to the "Your hair is beautiful tonight" line from the (scant) lyrics.
  • The song also features on the game 'Singstar 80s' even though it was released in 1979.

[edit] Party Animals

"Atomic"
"Atomic" cover
Single by Party Animals
from the album Party@worldaccess.nl
Released 10 May 1997
Genre Happy Hardcore, Gabber
Length 3:27
Label Mokum Records
Producer(s) Flamman & Abraxas
Chart positions
  • #8 (NL)
Party Animals singles chronology
"We Like to Party"
(1997)
Atomic "My Way"
(1997)

"Atomic" is the fifth single of the Party Animals from their sophomore album Party@worldaccess.nl. The song was released in 1997 and was a minor success in Hongkong. The song is a cover version of the Blondie song remade with a gabber beat. The song peaked at number 8 in the Dutch Top 40.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Atomic (Flamman & Abraxas radio mix)" 3:31
2. "Mocht Ik onder het Hakkûh Bezwijken" 5:32
3. "Atom-X" 4:52
4. "Total Smash" 5:15

[edit] References

Preceded by:
"Coward Of The County" by Kenny Rogers
UK number one single
February 24, 1980
Succeeded by:
"Together We Are Beautiful" by Fern Kinney
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