Automatic

Automatic / time will tell Cover

Artist

Utada Hikaru

Song

Automatic

Lyrics

Utada Hikaru

Music

Utada Hikaru

Other Information

Arrangement, Keyboards and Programming: Nishihira Akira

Additional Arrangement: Kawano Kei

Rhythm Arrangement / Programming: Taka & Speedy for Designated Hitters, L.A.

Synthesizer Programming: Nakayama Nobuhiko

Guitar: Kon Tsuyoshi

Recording: Kudo Masashi

Mixing: Goh Hotoda at STUDIO farm & Bunkamura Studio, Tokyo/Chung King Studios N.Y.

Mastering: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, N.Y.

Automatic was used as the ending theme song to the Fuji TV show "Warau Inu no Seikatsu -YARANEVA!!-". Though Automatic is usually seen as Utada's first single in the Japanese market, time will tell actually was. This is shown by Automatic being the second track of Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1.

Hong Kong artist Kelly Chen sang a Mandarin cover of Automatic, entitled 'Qing Bu Zi Jin' (情不自禁, trans: Not Forbidding my Emotions), which was released on her 1999 album, Love Kelly. Only the Japanese was translated in Kelly Chen's version, and all the english is kept the same.

Disambiguation

There are nine versions of Automatic to be found in Utada's discography (listed chronologically). These different versions are:

Automatic

Found on both Automatic / time will tell singles as track one and Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 as track two.

Automatic (Original Karaoke)

Found on Automatic / time will tell 8cm single as track three. This is the standard version of the song, except without Utada's vocals.

Automatic -Album Edit-

Found on First Love album as track one. This version of Automatic is shortened slightly and adapted to flow better on the album.

Automatic (Johnny Vicious Remix)

Found on First Love album as track 12. This is an upbeat dance remix of Automatic.

Automatic (Bohemian Summer Live)

Found on track nine of the Bohemian Summer 2000 concert DVD. This version has more 'clicky' sounding instruments than the original. It was also featured in a clip on the You Make Me Want To Be A Man CD+DVD Promo.

Automatic (Unplugged Live)

Found on Utada Hikaru Unplugged DVD as track eight. This version has an acoustic 'unplugged' arrangement to it.

Automatic (Budokan Live)

Found on Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5 DVD as track 19. This version has more rock instruments in it than the standard version.

Automatic (Harmony Orchestra)

Found three times on the HARMONY~J-pop Meets Classics~for slow life collection; once as track #1 on the Utada Hikaru CD on the original boxed set, once on the sampler CD as track #10 and once again as track #7 of the 3rd CD (Dinner Time) on the second boxed set. This has no vocals, and is performed by The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Automatic (Utada United Live)

Found on UTADA UNITED 2006 DVD as track #20.