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"Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton, released by Capitol Records in December 1982, as the second and final single from his studio album, Computer Games (1982). It became the P-Funk collective 's last to reach #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart .
George Edward Clinton [6] (born July 22, 1941 [7]) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. [8] His Parliament-Funkadelic collective (which primarily recorded under the distinct band names Parliament and Funkadelic) developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music during the 1970s that drew on Afrofuturism, outlandish fashion, psychedelia, and surreal humor. [9]
The remaining members of Parliament-Funkadelic recorded the 1982 hit album Computer Games, which was released as a George Clinton solo album. [15] Included on this release was the much-sampled #1 hit single "Atomic Dog". The following year, Clinton formed the P-Funk All Stars, who went on to record Urban Dancefloor Guerillas in 1983.
"Atomic Dog" still sounds like the future, but in 1982, Clinton could've never envisioned that the improvised electro song would be a Michael Jackson-dethroning hit.
Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton will make a stop in Columbus on May 31, performing in Mershon Auditorium. Tickets go on sale Feb. 23
Parliament was an American funk band formed in 1968 by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective.Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock-oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic.
The special surprise agenda item honored the one-and-only George Clinton of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. ... City staff would go on to play Clinton's song "Atomic Dog" in the chambers and ...
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under A Groove is a documentary broadcast in the US on PBS in October 2005 as part of the Independent Lens series. The documentary chronicles the development of the Parliament-Funkadelic musical collective, led by the producer, writer and arranger George Clinton . [ 1 ]