Atomic Dog

Album: Computer Games (1982)
Charted: 94 101
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: David Lee Spradley, Garry Marshall Shider, George Clinton Jr.
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing

Comments: 14

  • Anthony from New YorkThere are 2 things with this song I like to mention. First of course it’s about women or men being attracted to & chasing women which the singer seems to lament not actually brag about like some of you have observed. “Why must I act like that? Why MUST I chase the cat?”

    Secondly the phrase/lyric “Atomic Dog” I think signifies himself. He’s talking about himself in regards that human beings are the alphas in a household with dogs. Men & women are the leaders of the pack in our extended families with dogs or cats.

    We are the alpha , the “atomic” the Atomic Dog. The title of the song means to say he’s the head honcho, the Atomic Dog, head of the pack. Since no else here is mentioning this I thought I’d add it to the conversation.
  • Johnny D.Stezo used the sample in "It's my turn". RIP.
  • AnonymousSeems to be bragging that all men are dogs, how is that a compliment?
  • Kenneth Reginald Jenkins from Savannah Georgia Nobody can’t do it like the man himself George Clinton Riding high on the Mother Ship
  • B. from TejasHammer used samples of Brick (Dusic) and The JBs (Gimme Some More) for "It's All Good".
  • B. from TejasHammer sampled Atomic Dog: "Pumps And A Bump"
  • Vaughn from New York, NyJust a general thing. Have you noticed that every site that claims to have the lyrics of this song misses one verse? its something like "Untied Dog part of a Dogmatic society. Ain't your ordinary hound". Then the rest of the lyrics? I am not sure of the actual lyric and I tried to look it up but not one site even mentioned it?
  • Tim from Ocean, NjThis track is the most sampled song in the P-Funk catalog.
  • Tim from Ocean, NjThis song was originally intended for inclusion on the last Funkadelic album "The Electric Spanking Of War Babies" from 1981.
  • Nathan from Defiance, OhAny one who listens to the lyrics, can tell he was in an 'enhanced' state. Dancing dogs? Song still kicks ass. Love that crunchy groove.
  • Pumpz from Zanesville, Ohthe hammer song pumps and a bump was sampled from
    the group brick
  • Brian from Newark, NjI was part of a nationally ranked collegiate ultimate frisbee team in new york during the 80's-90's that adopted 'Atomic Dog's' as our official team name now recognized world wide.
    we still like to rock out with the ladies, get downright nasty and even throw the disc now & then with old friends. Peace out space bro!
  • Horace from Western, MdThe lyric "why must I chase the cat? must be the dog in me" is a sly way to talk about guys chasing ... well, a not nice thing to call a girl... think about it.
  • Alex from New Orleans, LaI think MC Hammer sampled this in "Pumps and a Bump".
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