"Automatic"
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"Automatic" is a 1984 synth-driven R&B and pop hit by The Pointer Sisters that became one of their signature songs and a major chart success.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Automatic" canonical | 1 |
| Automatic | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Break Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 15 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
Brock Walsh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Goldenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
drum machine
ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
pop ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Nightline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreInfluence | post-disco ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USRC18300074 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Pointer Sisters compilation albums ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Ruth Pointer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 4:48 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Brock Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of The Pointer Sisters’ biggest hits
ⓘ
synth-driven R&B production ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Break Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Pointer Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Planet Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-01-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Anita Pointer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
June Pointer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Pointer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | contralto lead vocal ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.