That's What She Said (song) explained

That's What She Said
Artist:The Automatic
Album:Not Accepted Anywhere
Released:
  • 19 June 2006 (UK)
  • 22 June 2007 (US)
Recorded:2006
Studio:Stir, Cardiff, Wales
Genre:
Length:3:16
Label:B-Unique
Producer:

"That's What She Said" is the lead track on Welsh band the Automatic's debut album Not Accepted Anywhere. The track was recorded in Stir Studio in Cardiff.[2]

Production

Meaning

The track drones of the unhappy day-to-day lives, waiting for the weekend to begin.[3]

Release

The song itself was performed live for the first time at Cardiff club Barfly on New Year's Eve 2005.

On the "Recover" 2006 single, a recording from The Electric Ballroom in London of the track is featured as a B-side, where the song is played considerably faster live.[4]

The track was featured on Kerrang!s CD New Breed.[5]

The song's most notable performances include Later... with Jools Holland where the band replaced Keane, and in the US during SXSW from the Bat Bar.[6]

Musicians

Performance

With the departure of Alex Pennie, Paul Mullen uses a microKORG during the verse, then in the chorus switches to guitar, Paul also uses a vocoder during many of the vocal parts of the song whilst Rob sings lead vocals during the verse, Frost during the pre-chorus and then Rob again during the chorus.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.music-news.com/ShowReview.asp?H=The-Automatic-Rob-Hawkins,-James-Frost,-Alex-Pennie,-Iwan-Griffiths&nReviewID=1292&ntype=4 music-news
  2. The Automatic – Not Accepted Anywhere – Album companion booklet – Details on recording
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/automatic/pages/not_accepted_anywhere.shtml BBC
  4. http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Automatic,_The/Discography/album/P806128/R872046/ starpulse
  5. http://www.ilikemusic.com/rock/Kerrang_New_Breed-3058 Kerrang New Breed – ROCK – I Like Music
  6. https://www.nme.com/news/the-automatic/23337 NME