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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Automatic | | Name = Automatic | ||
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| Next track = "[[The Angel and the One]]"<br>(10) | | Next track = "[[The Angel and the One]]"<br>(10) | ||
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"'''Automatic'''" is the ninth track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. | "'''Automatic'''" is the ninth track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. It features drummer [[Pat Wilson]] on lead guitar and vocals, with [[Rivers Cuomo]] on drums. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Weezer]] drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] originally wrote, and may have even recorded, "Automatic" for his project [[The Special Goodness]]. According to Wilson, the song is about the tremendous love he feels for his family. | [[Weezer]] drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] originally wrote, and may have even recorded, "Automatic" for his project [[The Special Goodness]]. According to Wilson, the song is about the tremendous love he feels for his family. The song was remixed by the group LA Riots for use in the Playstation 3 video game ''Gran Turismo 5 Prologue''. A clip of this remix was used in promotional videos for the game that first appeared in late March of [[2008]][https://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/03/gt5_driving_along_with_weezer/], making it one of the first [[Red Album]] tracks to be heard by fans. This remix featured a much faster beat, causing some fans to be surprised by the pace of the album version when it was first heard months later. | ||
A | A new recording of the song, with an accompanying video, was broadcast on MTV Live in early June of [[2008]]. The video was directed by [https://www.balloonsforeveryone.com/ Brennan Stasiewicz] and edited by [https://vimeo.com/31397808 Tim Kafalas]. | ||
===Liner notes=== | |||
<blockquote><span style="color:#ff0000">''Rivers:</span> Pat Wilson wrote that song.''<br><span style="color:#ff0000">''Scott:</span> He said it's about his family. His family inspired it. I loved it because it had a big heavy rock guitar riff. Which I'm always a sucker for. So I really dug it and wanted it to be on the record. Pat is an awesome song writer. It's inspired by positivity and his family.''<br><span style="color:#ff0000">''Rivers:</span> So he played all he guitar on that song. It's really ironic that most of the ripping guitar on this album is played by the drummer. He's just such a great guitar player.''<br><span style="color:#ff0000">''Pat:</span> I've rewritten that song a couple of times and I stumbled on that riff and the chorus and I realized now I'm gonna have a chorus. This song is interesting it's a big rock tune but its kinda got a vibe to it and the lyrics are just about me wanting to give as much love as I can to my family and so its kinda like family rock and it feels a little corny to say it but that what it is''<br><span style="color:#ff0000">''Scott:</span> It doesn't sound corny. It's a big rocking song and I really excited about it being on the record.''<br><span style="color:#ff0000">''Pat:</span> The heaviness of love meets the heaviness of rock. It's love rock. But somehow Love Rock is the opposite of Rock of Love.''</blockquote> | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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* [[Brian Bell]] – rhythm guitar, keyboard | * [[Brian Bell]] – rhythm guitar, keyboard | ||
* [[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | * [[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | ||
==Audio/video== | |||
<youtube>4BrjqD9_cb4</youtube> <youtube>3U8oovao1Ek</youtube> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||