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"Atomic" is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fourth studio album, Eat to the Beat (1979). Written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman, the song was released in February 1980 as the album's third single. "Atomic" is widely considered one of Blondie's best songs.
Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie includes the band's best known songs from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as two new remixes of the title track. The compilation reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
"Atomic" and "The Hardest Part" fused disco with rock. [6] Blondie's first two albums were new wave productions, followed by Parallel Lines which dropped the new wave material, exchanging it entirely for rock-inflected pop. [7] Eat to the Beat continued in this pop direction. [6]
Atomic: The Very Best of Blondie: ... In 2021, Blondie's song was released digitally and as a limited edition 12" vinyl single by Blondie themselves. [37]
It omits "Sunday Girl" and "Rip Her to Shreds" since there are no official promo videos for them, though several tracks not present on the album were included such as Deborah Harry's "Backfired" and "Now I Know You Know" (from her 1981 album KooKoo), "Free to Fall" (from 1986's Rockbird), and Blondie's videos for "The Hardest Part" (1979) and ...
The group sang Randy Newman’s 1983 song of the same name, set to footage paying tribute to L.A. firefighters. But support for the city didn’t stop at the top of the show.
The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover version by the American band Blondie became a US and UK number one hit. [2] The song topped the UK Singles Chart again in 2002 with a version by the British girl group Atomic Kitten, while Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall had a minor hit with his interpretation in 2008.
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