Song · Atmosphere
“The Waitress” by Atmosphere
From the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (2008)
“The Waitress” by Atmosphere appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. Its best result is #496 on the 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,443 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"The Waitress" comes from When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, Atmosphere's fifth studio record, which the hip-hop duo put out on Rhymesayers Entertainment on April 22, 2008. Sean Daley and Anthony Davis wrote and produced it, with Daley on vocals, and real players fill it out: Erick Anderson on piano, Nate Collis on guitar, Brett Johnson on bass and Rajiah Johnson on flute, while Joe Mabbott recorded and mixed it and added percussion. Tom Waits shows up in the credits too, on other vocals; the album bills his cameo as beatboxing.
The whole record was made at the Hideaway in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and it drew praise for Ant's production built on live instruments and for Slug's storytelling rhymes.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 496 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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