
The single "Atomic Dog" was released in December 1982 and reached #1 on the R&B charts, but missed the Hot 100 by just one position. Only after very strong sales was the song finally put on the air. George Clinton's bad reputation in the industry, his political consciousness (as seen in his previous albums and recordings), as well as a general move towards more youthful-looking acts, kept his songs from being circulated on radio stations. Critical reception and charts Īlthough "Atomic Dog" is now regarded a classic in black popular music, it was at first held back from radio stations. R&B chart.Īccording to Clinton, most of the song's lyrics were ad-libbed during the recording process. "Atomic Dog" was the P-Funk collective's last single to reach #1 on the U.S. However, as the band and their concept of funk grew, the organization became entangled in internal dissension, legal disputes, and creative exhaustion. Each of these concerts ended with a climactic descent of a giant spaceship from the rafters.
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George Clinton's P-Funk reached its commercial and conceptual height during the late 1970s after the release of Mothership Connection and a series of spectacular concert tours.


The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 although it has attained a level of stature since then, partly due to its having been sampled in several hip hop songs. The track was released as a single in December 1982 and became the P-Funk collective's last to reach #1 on the U.S. " Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton from his 1982 album Computer Games.
