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|single image              = [[File:Automatic single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Automatic]]<br> <small> single art for [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Automatic single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Automatic]]<br> <small> single art for [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October, 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 1982]] - [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
|album(s)              = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
|album(s)              = [[Album: 1999|1999]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]]
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|introduction              = '''Automatic''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in late 1982, it was included as the third and final track on a US promo 12" release of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the album's first single. Ten months after the album's release [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]] was released as the album's fifth single (released in Australia only).
 
|introduction              = '''Automatic''' is the sixth track on [[Prince]]'s fifth album [[Album: 1999|1999]], and, in late 1982, it was included as the third and final track on a US promo 12" release of [[Single: 1999|1999]], the album's first single. Ten months after the album's release [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]] was released as the album's fifth single (released in Australia only).
  
Initial tracking for [[Automatic]] took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 2|2 May, 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA (four days after [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]], seven days before [[Delirious]]).
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Basic tracking for [[Automatic]] took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 2|2 May 1982]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (four days after [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]], seven days before [[Delirious]]).
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 2|2 May, 1982]]
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 2|2 May 1982]]
|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA
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|studio                    = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Initial tracking
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|additional info          = Basic tracking
 
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|recording personnel      =
 
|recording personnel      =
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[[Single: 1999|1999]] promo<br>
 
[[Single: 1999|1999]] promo<br>
 
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
 
[[Single: Little Red Corvette|Little Red Corvette]] single<br>
[[Single: Let's Pretend We're Married|Let's Pretend We're Married]] promo
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[[Single: Let's Pretend We're Married|Let's Pretend We're Married]] promo<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
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|1= '''Automatic (Edit)'''
 
|1= '''Automatic (Edit)'''
 
|2= 3:38
 
|2= 3:38
|3= [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]] single
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|3= [[Single: Automatic|Automatic]] single<br>
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[[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
 
|4= Edit
 
|4= Edit
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 7|NPG Ahdio Show # 7]] mp3 (not available as a separate track)
 
|3= [[NPG Ahdio Show 7|NPG Ahdio Show # 7]] mp3 (not available as a separate track)
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[30 May, 1986|30 May, 1986, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA]]; part of medley with [[Automatic]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[The Dance Electric]]
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|5= [[30 May 1986|30 May 1986, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California]]; part of medley with [[Automatic]] / [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[The Dance Electric]]
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Automatic (Video Version)'''
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|2= 8:21
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|3= [[Album: 1999  Deluxe|1999 ''Deluxe'']]
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|4= Edit
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|5=
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Automatic'''
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|2= 7:02
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'']]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[01 December 1982-1|1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA]]
 
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|4= Promo video
 
|4= Promo video
 
|5= See [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] video for more details
 
|5= See [[Video: Automatic|Automatic]] video for more details
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Automatic'''
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|2= 5:44
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|3= [[Album: 1999 Deluxe| 1999 ''Deluxe'' DVD]]
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|4= Live
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|5= [[29 December 1982|29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX]]
 
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|3= Live concert TV broadcast
 
|3= Live concert TV broadcast
 
|4= Live
 
|4= Live
|5= [[07_June,_1986|7 June, 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]]
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|5= [[07_June 1986|7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA]]
 
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|unreleased versions      =  
 
|unreleased versions      =  
 
|sampled in                =  
 
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[11 November, 1982|11 November, 1982, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]]
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|first live appearance    = [[11 November 1982|11 November 1982: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN, USA]] <br>
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* [[16 February 2016-2|16 February 2016 (show 2): Arts Centre Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia]] <small> tease only) </small>
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|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
 
|performed regularly on    = [[1999 Tour]]
 
* [[Parade Tour]]
 
* [[Parade Tour]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]]
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|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1983|1983]], [[All Concerts#1986|1986]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small>
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: 1999|1999]] album

Revision as of 10:33, 15 September 2019

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Automatic

1999.jpg
from the album 1999
Automatic single.jpg
single art for Automatic
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 27 October 1982 - 1999 album
Album(s): 1999
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Automatic is the sixth track on Prince's fifth album 1999, and, in late 1982, it was included as the third and final track on a US promo 12" release of 1999, the album's first single. Ten months after the album's release Automatic was released as the album's fifth single (released in Australia only).

Basic tracking for Automatic took place on 2 May 1982 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California (four days after Something In The Water (Does Not Compute), seven days before Delirious).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2 May 1982 Sunset Sound,
Hollywood, CA, USA
Basic tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Automatic 9:27 1999

1999 promo
Little Red Corvette single
Let's Pretend We're Married promo
1999 Deluxe

Studio
Automatic (Edit) 3:38 Automatic single

1999 Deluxe

Edit
Automatic 1:48 NPG Ahdio Show # 7 mp3 (not available as a separate track) Live 30 May 1986, Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California; part of medley with Automatic / D.M.S.R. / The Dance Electric
Automatic (Video Version) 8:21 1999 Deluxe Edit
Automatic 7:02 1999 Deluxe Live 1 December 1982 (a.m.): Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Automatic 8:23 Promotional release only Promo video See Automatic video for more details
Automatic 5:44 1999 Deluxe DVD Live 29 December 1982: The Summit, Houston, TX
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Automatic T.B.C. Live concert TV broadcast Live 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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