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Atomic by Lit
Atomic is an album by Lit, released in 2001. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lipstick and Bruises”, on 12 lists with a best position of #63.
Atomic, released October 16, 2001 on RCA, was the Orange County band Lit's shot at following up A Place in the Sun, the 1999 record that went platinum on the back of "My Own Worst Enemy", "Zip-Lock" and "Miserable". A. Jay Popoff, Jeremy Popoff and Allen Shellenberger were all still in the lineup, and Glen Ballard took the producer's chair.
The band's pop-punk crunch comes out buffed to a radio-ready shine here, the hooks wrapped in big, clean guitars that bounce more than they bruise. "Lipstick and Bruises" was the single that got the spins, a sugar-rush of a chorus riding on a spiky riff, proof that Lit still knew how to write something you'd hum in traffic.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Atomic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lipstick and Bruises | 12 | #63 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.