Atomic (song)
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| "Atomic" | ||
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| 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 | |
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#1 (UK), #39 (US) |
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| 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.
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 guitar riff is directly influenced by the one in the Neil Diamond song "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon".
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 and 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".
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[edit] Track listing
A. "Atomic" - 3:48
B. "Die Young Stay Pretty" - 3:27
[edit] Sample
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[edit] Cover versions and appearances
- Featured in the 2002 PlayStation 2 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as part of the New Wave radio station Wave 103.
- 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" was used in the film Bend It Like Beckham.
- Since 1999 the Vidal Sassoon company has been using "Atomic" in commercials for its hair products due to the "Your hair is beautiful tonight" line from the song's lyrics.
- The song also features on the game Singstar 80s.
[edit] Party Animals
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- Allmusic.com Eat to the Beat article
- Blondie discography
- Garry Mulholland, This is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles since Punk and Disco Cassell Illustrated 2004 page 116 ISBN 1-84403-105-5
- Piero Scaruffi, A History of Rock Music 1951-2000 iUniverse 2003 page 195 ISBN 0-595-29565-7
| 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 |
