Automatic (Prince song)

Infobox Single
Name = Automatic


Caption = Australian 7" Single
Artist = Prince
from Album = 1999
B-side = "Something In the Water (Does Not Compute)"
Released = 1983
Format = 7" single
Recorded = Sunset Sound and Minneapolis 1982
Genre = Pop, New Wave, Funk, Dance
Length = 7" edit: 3:38
Album: 9:28
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Prince
Producer = Prince
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Delirious"
(1983)
This single = …
Next single = "Let's Pretend We're Married"
(1983)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Prince (AUS)
Type = singles
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Last single = "Delirious"
(1983)
This single = "Automatic"
(1983)
Next single = "When Doves Cry"
(1984)"Automatic" is a song by Prince from his 1982 album, "1999". It was released as a 7" single only in Australia, with the B-side of "Something In the Water (Does Not Compute)."

A promotional music video was produced for the song, which features band mates Lisa Coleman and Jill Jones whipping Prince in a simulated S&M session. The video was not released through conventional outlets but circulates amongst collectors.

"Automatic" was a featured number during Prince's 1986 "Parade" tour. The song was part of a mini-"1999" medley consisting of a short instrumental segment of "Lady Cab Driver," "Automatic," and a very brief "D.M.S.R."