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“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 and 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 1980 single version of “Atomic” was in fact a remix. The original 4:35 version as featured on Eat to the Beat and also on the first greatest hits album The Best Of Blondie in 1981 opens with an intro inspired by nursery rhyme “Three Blind Mice” and includes an instrumental break with a bass guitar solo. The 7” version mixed by Mike Chapman omits the “Three Blind Mice” intro and replaces the instrumental break with a repeat of the verse.

The song reached number 1 in the UK for two weeks in February 1980 and number 39 in the US. The B-side was “Die Young, Stay Pretty”, also from the album Eat to the Beat, which was Blondie’s first attempt at reggae, a style they would perform again in ”The Tide Is High”. The UK 12” single contained a live version of Bowie’s Heroes featuring Robert Fripp on guitar recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon just a month before. The track was included on 1993’s rarities compilation Blonde and Beyond.
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  • The Best Of Blondie
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  • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie
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  • Best Of Blondie
    Blondie Play
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  • The Platinum Collection
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  • rosanak

    Oh uh huh make it magnificent

    last month

  • xtwntraphq

    Debbie Does Me !!

    last month

  • robertgebbie

    love debby

    February 2012

  • pharmman52

    not their best by a long way but still sounds great today

    February 2012

  • moresweetb

    Love Deborah*v*

    January 2012

  • escarabat94

    (;-)

    December 2011

  • G0DSTAR

    God, do I love Blondie.

    December 2011

  • candyaz

    pump it up!!

    December 2011

  • oldiesfanjohn

    hmm...maybe it`s the drugs.....swear her song at the beginning sounds like ``3 Blind Mice``...lmmf`nao !!!

    November 2011

  • moresweetb

    Blondie's magnificent:)

    November 2011

  • SergyBoy911

    i love this track!!....TONIGHT MAKE ME MAGNIFICENT...TONIGHT..U HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL.....OH YEAH BABY!!....

    October 2011

  • wetwillies

    if there's a more perfect four and a half minutes, i sure as hell have not heard it

    October 2011

  • Haakzich

    a-ha met me toniiiiight!

    October 2011

  • Alishez

    reminds me of trainspotting [2]

    September 2011

  • sirthorty

    she's so fantastic; such a power woman....

    September 2011

  • bianca_lg_xx

    TUNE <3

    September 2011

  • HumbleUnicorn

    reminds me of trainspotting

    September 2011

  • SomeOtherGirl76

    Chair dancing right now....:)

    September 2011

  • PapaGruff

    I think this is a pretty good example for a truly timeless song.

    September 2011

  • Bat_County

    This Song is in my alltime top 5, despite being about 2 when released.Still Sounds great in a nightclub. Have to agree about the bassline.....simply awesome. And as for Debbie Harry....i still would....:)

    August 2011
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