"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]
| "Automatisch" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Tokio Hotel | |
| from the album Humanoid | |
| B-side | "Humanoid" |
| Released | 18 September 2009 (Germany) |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 3:15 |
| Label | Interscope, Cherrytree |
| Songwriter(s) | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost |
| Producer(s) | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost |
| "Automatic" | ||||
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| Single by Tokio Hotel | ||||
| from the album Humanoid | ||||
| Released | 22 September 2009 (United States) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | |||
| Producer(s) | David Roth, Patrick Benzner, David Jost | |||
| Tokio Hotel singles chronology | ||||
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Music video
editCraig 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
edit- Automatisch CD-Single: 2 Track
| # | Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Automatisch" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:16 |
| 2 | "Automatic" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:16 |
- Automatisch CD-Single: Premium
| # | Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Automatisch" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:16 |
| 2 | "Humanoid" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:45 |
- Bonus Tokio Hotel fan magnet
- Automatic CD-Single
| # | Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Automatic" | T. Kaulitz, B. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:16 |
| 2 | "Automatisch" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:16 |
- Automatic Australian iTunes Download
| # | Title | Songwriters | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Automatic" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:15 |
| 2 | "Automatisch" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:15 |
| 3 | "Humanoid (English Version)" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:48 |
| 4 | "Automatic (Remote Control Mix)" | B. Kaulitz, T. Kaulitz, D. Roth, P. Benzner, D. Jost | 3:17 |
Charts
edit| 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 Charts | 11 |
| Spanish Singles Chart[16] | 21 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[17] | 36 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[18] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "Tokio Hotel mit "Automatisch" zurück" (in German). Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "News Ticker: Neil Young, Jack White, Tokio Hotel, Riot Fest West". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "MTV's best new artist, Tokio Hotel selects South African director". Wicked Pixels (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ Montgomery, James. "Tokio Hotel Premiere Epic 'Automatic' Video". MTV. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ ""Automatic" video premiere!!". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ ""Automatisch" video premiere!". Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ ""Automatic/Automatisch" Chart Positions and Trajectories". Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatisch". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatisch". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Madonnas Traumstart in den Album-Charts - media control". Media-control.de. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége - Slágerlisták". 2009-04-18. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatic". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tokio Hotel - Automatisch". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-01-15.