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|[[Image:Automatic 12cmsingle.jpg|thumb|300px|12cm CD Cover]]
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|[[Image:Utada Hikaru - Automatic - Time Will Tell Vinyl.jpg|thumb|250px|Vinyl Cover]]
| Name = Automatic / time will tell
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| Type = Single
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[[Image:Automatic 8cmsingle.jpg|thumb|425px|8cm CD Cover]]
| Artist = [[Utada Hikaru]]
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| Cover = Automatic_8cmsingle.jpg
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; Artist
| Background = SaddleBrown
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: [[Utada Hikaru]]
| Released = 09 December 1998
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; Single
| Genre = [[Pop]]
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: Automatic / time will tell  
| Length = N/A
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; Released
| Label = [[EMI Music Japan]]
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: 1998.12.09
| Last Release = ''N/A'' <br />
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: 1999.02.17 <small>(Vinyl)</small>
| This Release = '''Automatic / time will tell''' <br /> (1998)
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; Catalog Number
| Next Release = ''[[Movin' on without you]]'' (1999)
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: TODT-5242 <small>(8cm CD)</small>
| Category = 1998 Singles
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: TOCT-4127 <small>(12cm CD)</small>
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: TOJT-4140 <small>(Vinyl)</small>
Automatic / time will tell is Utada Hikaru's first official single in the Japanese market, though there have been prior releases under the name U3 as part of a family unit and Cubic U. Automatic was used as the ending theme song to the Fuji TV show Warau Inu no Seikatsu -YARANEVA!!-, whereas Time Will Tell was used as the ending theme song to the Fuji TV show Gokigenyou. There were two versions of this released: An 8cm single as well as a standard 12cm single.
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; Price
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: ¥1,020 <small>(CDs)</small>
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: ¥1,260 <small>Vinyl</small>
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; Tracklist
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* 8cm CD
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# [[Automatic]]
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# [[Time Will Tell|time will tell]]
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# [[Automatic|Automatic (Original Karaoke)]]
  
Originally, different versions of the same product were given different placings on Oricon charts. This meant that the single reached #2 (the 12cm version) and #4 (the 8cm version) on Oricon charts. The #1 spot went to KinKi Kids' Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas. The most recent figures (May 26, 2006) show that the 12cm version sold 1,290,700 units and the 8cm version sold 772,080 copies in Japan. Both versions charted for 22 weeks. The 12cm version placed #5 on the 'top singles of 1999' chart, while the 6cm version placed at #22. However, if the sales were combined then the single would have gained 2,062,780 sales and ranked as the #2 single for the year of 1999. A peculiar thing about this single's Oricon rankings is that despite KinKi Kids' Happy Happy Greeting / Cinderella Christmas beating it in initial Oricon charts, that single did not even appear on the list of top singles for the year. This single reached #20 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #4 for sales.
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* 12cm CD
8cm Cover
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# [[Automatic]]
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# [[Time Will Tell|time will tell]]
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# [[Time Will Tell|time will tell -DUB MIX-]]
  
==Track Listing==
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* Vinyl "Side A"
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# [[Automatic]]
!align="left"|#
 
!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Credits
 
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|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|Automatic
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|time will tell
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|Automatic (Original Karaoke)
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|
 
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|}
 
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{{AlbumInfoBox|
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* Vinyl "Side B"
| Name = Automatic/time will tell (12cm)
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# [[Time Will Tell|time will tell]]
| Type = Single
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# [[Time Will Tell|time will tell -DUB MIX-]]
| Artist = [[Utada Hikaru]]
 
| Cover = Automatic_12cmsingle.jpg
 
| Background = Aquamarine
 
| Released = 09 December 1998
 
| Genre = [[Pop]]
 
| Length = N/A
 
| Label = [[EMI Music Japan]]
 
| Category = 1998 Singles
 
}}
 
  
Automatic was also released in a 12cm version on the same day with a slightly different tracklist. 
 
==Track Listing==
 
{| class="wikitable" width="650px"
 
!align="left"|#
 
!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Credits
 
|-
 
|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|Automatic
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
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|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|time will tell
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|Utada Hikaru
 
|-
 
|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|time will tell (Dub Mix)
 
|align="left"|
 
!align="left"|
 
|-
 
|}
 
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; Information
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<div align="justify">
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"Automatic / time will tell" is the debut Japanese single released by [[Utada Hikaru]]. The single was her break into the Japanese music market after previously recording music as unit with her parents: producer [[Utada Teruzane]] and enka singer [[Fuji Keiko]] as [[Cubic U]] (also written as U3). The single was originally slated to feature "[[Time Will Tell]]" as a B-side. The song "[[Automatic]]" was used as the ending theme for the [[Fuji TV]] show ''[[Warau Inu no Seikatsu -YARANEVA!!-]]''. "[[Time Will Tell|time will tell]]" was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV show ''[[Gokigenyou]]''; The "Dub Mix" is an English language remix. All of the tracks were written and co-produced by Utada. The songs were later included on the [[Untitled (Utada Hikaru Vinyl)|''Untitled'' EP]] along with her next single "[[Movin' On Without You|Movin' on without you]]".
  
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The single was released in three editions: first as a mini-8cm CD and a 12cm CD, both featuring a different remix, and later in February 1999 with a vinyl release all of which ranked separately on the [[Oricon]] chart. Both CD releases fared well, with the 12cm version at #2 and the 8cm CD at #4 on the weekly Oricon chart. The 12cm version sold went on the sell a total of 1,290,700 units making it #5 single of 1999, while the 8cm version sold 772,080 copies making it the #22 single of the year. Both versions stayed on the chart for over 23 weeks. However, combining the sales the single gained 2,062,780 sales and ranked as the #2 single for the year of 1999. It reached #20 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #4 for sales.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* Oricon Profile (12cm Version)
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* Oricon Profile: [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/272333/1/ 8cm Version] | [http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/267363/1/ 12cm Version]
* Oricon Profile (8cm Version)
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{{Utada Hikaru}}
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[[Category:J-R&B (releases)]]
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[[Category:J-Pop (releases)]]
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[[Category:December 1998]]
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[[Category:1998 Singles]]
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[[Category:1999 Records]]
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[[Category:Debut Single]]
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[[Category:1999 Oricon Top 100 Singles]]
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[[Category:1,000,000 Plus Single Sales]]
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[[Category:Million Singles]]
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[[Category:World Charts]]

Latest revision as of 20:36, 18 July 2019

12cm CD Cover
Vinyl Cover
8cm CD Cover
Artist
Utada Hikaru
Single
Automatic / time will tell
Released
1998.12.09
1999.02.17 (Vinyl)
Catalog Number
TODT-5242 (8cm CD)
TOCT-4127 (12cm CD)
TOJT-4140 (Vinyl)
Price
¥1,020 (CDs)
¥1,260 Vinyl
Tracklist
  • 8cm CD
  1. Automatic
  2. time will tell
  3. Automatic (Original Karaoke)
  • 12cm CD
  1. Automatic
  2. time will tell
  3. time will tell -DUB MIX-
  • Vinyl "Side A"
  1. Automatic
  • Vinyl "Side B"
  1. time will tell
  2. time will tell -DUB MIX-


Information

"Automatic / time will tell" is the debut Japanese single released by Utada Hikaru. The single was her break into the Japanese music market after previously recording music as unit with her parents: producer Utada Teruzane and enka singer Fuji Keiko as Cubic U (also written as U3). The single was originally slated to feature "Time Will Tell" as a B-side. The song "Automatic" was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV show Warau Inu no Seikatsu -YARANEVA!!-. "time will tell" was used as the ending theme for the Fuji TV show Gokigenyou; The "Dub Mix" is an English language remix. All of the tracks were written and co-produced by Utada. The songs were later included on the Untitled EP along with her next single "Movin' on without you".

The single was released in three editions: first as a mini-8cm CD and a 12cm CD, both featuring a different remix, and later in February 1999 with a vinyl release all of which ranked separately on the Oricon chart. Both CD releases fared well, with the 12cm version at #2 and the 8cm CD at #4 on the weekly Oricon chart. The 12cm version sold went on the sell a total of 1,290,700 units making it #5 single of 1999, while the 8cm version sold 772,080 copies making it the #22 single of the year. Both versions stayed on the chart for over 23 weeks. However, combining the sales the single gained 2,062,780 sales and ranked as the #2 single for the year of 1999. It reached #20 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #4 for sales.

External Links