Automatisch Explained

Automatisch
Cover:Automatisch_cover_hq.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tokio Hotel
Album:Humanoid
B-Side:Humanoid
Released:18 September 2009 (Germany)
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:15
Label:Interscope, Cherrytree
Producer:B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost
Automatic
Cover:Automatic_cover_hq.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Tokio Hotel
Album:Humanoid
Released:22 September 2009 (United States)
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:15
Label:Universal
Producer:David Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost

"Automatisch" and "Automatic" are the first singles from German pop rock band Tokio Hotel's third German studio album and second English studio album Humanoid. "Automatisch" was released in German-speaking countries on 18 September 2009 and "Automatic" was released in the United States on 22 September 2009.[1] [2]

Music video

Craig Wessels of Wicked Pixels, the most-awarded animation-studio in South Africa,[3] directed the music video, shot over three days in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.[4] The video features the band driving separately in muscle cars and with computer generated humanoid robots.[5] The music video for "Automatic" was released online on September 3, 2009, while the video for "Automatisch" was released a day later.[6] [7]

Formats and track listings

TitleSongwritersLength
1"Automatisch"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:16
2"Automatic"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:16
TitleSongwritersLength
1"Automatisch" B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:16
2"Humanoid"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:45
TitleSongwritersLength
1"Automatic"T. Kaulitz, B. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:16
2"Automatisch"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:16
TitleSongwritersLength
1"Automatic"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:15
2"Automatisch"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:15
3"Humanoid (English Version)"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:48
4"Automatic (Remote Control Mix)"B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost3:17

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position [8]
Austrian Singles Chart[9] 14
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[10] 23
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[11] 16
Dutch Singles Chart[12] 75
French Singles Chart[13] 2
German Singles Chart[14] 5
Hungarian Singles Chart[15] 10
South Africa 5FM Charts11
Spanish Singles Chart[16] 21
Swedish Singles Chart[17] 36
Swiss Singles Chart[18] 44

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tokio Hotel mit "Automatisch" zurück. 2009-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830204309/http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/musik/2009/08/18/tokio-hotel/song-premiere-automatisch.html. 30 August 2009 . live. de.
  2. News Ticker: Neil Young, Jack White, Tokio Hotel, Riot Fest West . . 2009-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826121931/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/21/news-ticker-neil-young-jack-white-tokio-hotel-riot-fest-west . August 26, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Wicked Pixels (Pty) Ltd. MTV's best new artist, Tokio Hotel selects South African director. 2009-09-13 .
  4. Web site: Tokio Hotel - Automatic. https://web.archive.org/web/20090916060014/http://watch.muchmusic.com/video-playlists/muchmegahits/clip210189#clip210189 . September 16, 2009. 2009-09-05 .
  5. Web site: Montgomery. James. Tokio Hotel Premiere Epic 'Automatic' Video. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20090906144848/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620817/20090904/tokio_hotel.jhtml. dead. September 6, 2009. 2009-09-05 .
  6. Web site: "Automatic" video premiere!! . 2009-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007235112/http://www.tokiohotel.com/us/ . 7 October 2009 . dead .
  7. Web site: "Automatisch" video premiere! . 2009-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007235112/http://www.tokiohotel.com/us/ . 7 October 2009 . dead .
  8. Web site: "Automatic/Automatisch" Chart Positions and Trajectories . 2010-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110913193411/http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio%20Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2011-09-13 .
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatisch . austriancharts.at . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930130033/http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatisch&cat=s . 2012-09-30 .
  10. Web site: Tokio Hotel - Automatic . ultratop.be . 2012-01-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127194442/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2012-01-27 .
  11. Web site: Tokio Hotel - Automatic . ultratop.be . 2012-01-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306004032/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2012-03-06 .
  12. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatic . dutchcharts.nl . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022104432/http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2012-10-22 .
  13. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatisch . lescharts.com . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025181927/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatisch&cat=s . 2012-10-25 .
  14. Web site: Madonnas Traumstart in den Album-Charts - media control . Media-control.de . 2009-09-29 . 2012-01-15.
  15. Web site: MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége - Slágerlisták . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418181757/http://www.mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum . 2009-04-18 . 2009-04-18 . 2012-06-11.
  16. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatic . spanishcharts.com . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309015833/http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2012-03-09 .
  17. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatic . swedishcharts.com . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090324/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatic&cat=s . 2012-10-24 .
  18. Web site: Steffen Hung . Tokio Hotel - Automatisch . hitparade.ch . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110190358/http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Tokio+Hotel&titel=Automatisch&cat=s . 2012-11-10 .