Atlas (Battles song)

"Atlas" is a song by the American experimental rock band Battles. The song is the second track of Battles' debut album Mirrored, and was released as the lead single on April 2, 2007. "Atlas" received critical acclaim and was included on many critics' year-end and decade-end best songs lists. It was included in the video games LittleBigPlanet^[2] and Major League Baseball 2K8. The song was also used by Dodge for their advertisement of the 2013 Dodge Dart, by Quicken Loans during their Super Bowl 50 commercial for their advertisement of their "Rocket Mortgage" program, and in 2021 by Ford in their Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup announcement advertisement.^[3]

"Atlas"
Single by Battles
from the album Mirrored
B-side	"Atlas" (DJ Koze Remix)
Released	April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)^[1]
Genre	Math rock, Experimental Rock, Dance Punk, Industrial Rock, Progressive Rock
Length	7:09
Label	Warp
Songwriter(s)	Ian Williams, John Stanier, Dave Konopka, Tyondai Braxton
Battles singles chronology
"Tras" (2004) "Atlas" (2007) "Tonto" (2007)

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Pitchfork	United States	Top 100 Tracks of 2007^[4]	2007	2
Festive Fifty	United Kingdom	50 best songs of the year^[citation needed]	2007	1
Pitchfork	United States	The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s^[5]	2009	42
NME	United Kingdom	150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years^[6]	2011	54

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Atlas"	7:09
2.	"Atlas" (DJ Koze Remix)	7:04
Total length:		14:13

References

1. . Warp Records. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
2. "Little Big Planet Music". Little Big Planet.
3. "The All-Electric F-150 Lightning: Turning Electric Into Lightning". YouTube. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
4. "The Top 100 Tracks of 2007". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
5. "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
6. "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". NME. Retrieved 30 June 2012.