- 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 his1982 album, "1999". It was released as a 7" single only inAustralia , with theB-side of "Something In the Water (Does Not Compute)."A promotional
music video was produced for the song, which features band mates Lisa Coleman andJill 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."
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