Automatic (Miranda Lambert song)

2014 single by Miranda Lambert

"Automatic"

Single by Miranda Lambert
from the album  Platinum
Released| February 17, 2014
Genre| Country
Length| 4:07
Label| RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)|

* Nicolle Galyon
* Natalie Hemby
* Miranda Lambert

Producer(s)|

* Frank Liddell
* Glenn Worf

Miranda Lambert singles chronology
| "We Were Us"
(2013)  | "Automatic"
(2014)  | "Somethin' Bad"
(2014)

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Music videos
"Automatic" on YouTube

"Automatic" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in February 2014 and served as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Platinum. Lambert co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

## Content

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"Automatic" is a mid-tempo country song that is built around lyrics of nostalgia and remembering the days "back before everything became automatic." Written by Lambert along with Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby, the lyrics reference such things as pocket watches, payphones, radios, and sending letters in the mail as examples of everyday things that have since been phased out by newer technology.[1][2]

Lambert said that the song is "about slowing down, taking a breath and remembering what it's like to live life a little more simply. It's not about going back, but reminiscing about what it was like to hang laundry on the line and wait for it to dry and my dad teaching me how to drive my '55 Chevy that I still have but don't drive nearly enough. The song brings back good memories and it reminds me to take a deep breath and to remember that getting there is half the fun."[3]

Canadian country artist Carolyn Dawn Johnson provides harmony vocals on the song.[2]

## Music video

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The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on March 24, 2014.[4] In it, Lambert is shown going through a trunk in her attic full of keepsakes, pulling out things such as old letters and photographs, jewelry, and a cassette player. Meanwhile, Lambert is seen performing the song with her acoustic guitar on a porch and driving around the countryside in her '55 Chevy, taking in the rural landscape.

At the 2014 CMT Music Awards, Lambert's song "Automatic" won Female Video of the Year, giving Lambert her fifth consecutive win in the category.[5]

## Awards and nominations

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### Academy of Country Music Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2015 | "Automatic" | Song of the Year | Won
2015 | "Automatic" | Single of the Year | Nominated

### Country Music Association Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2014 | "Automatic" | Song of the Year | Nominated
2014 | "Automatic" | Single of the Year | Won
2014 | "Automatic" | Music Video of the Year | Nominated

### CMT Music Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2014 | "Automatic" | Video of the Year | Nominated
2014 | "Automatic" | Female Video of the Year | Won

### Grammy Awards

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Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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2015 | "Automatic" | Best Country Solo Performance | Nominated
2015 | "Automatic" | Best Country Song | Nominated

## Chart performance

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"Automatic" debuted at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the chart dated February 22, 2014, making it Lambert's highest-debuting single at that time. The song has sold 473,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2014.[6]

Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 34
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] | 1
US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 35
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 4

### Year-end charts

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Chart (2014)  | Position

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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 29

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[14] | Gold  | 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Amy Sciarretto (February 1, 2014). "Miranda Lambert Announces 'Automatic' as First Single From Fifth Album". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
2. ^ a b Tom Roland (February 21, 2014). "Miranda Lambert Finds Emotional Losses Among Technology's Gains". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
3. ^ Mike Ayers (February 6, 2014). "Miranda Lambert 'Slows Down' on New Single 'Automatic'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Miranda Lambert : Automatic". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
5. ^ "Miranda Lambert Captures Female Video Honor at 2014 CMT Music Awards". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014.
6. ^ Alanna Conaway (June 25, 2014). "Country Chart News: The Top 30 Digital Singles For June 25, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
7. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
8. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
9. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
10. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
11. ^ "Miranda Lambert Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
12. ^ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
13. ^ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
14. ^ "American single certifications – Miranda Lambert – Automatic". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

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Miranda Lambert singles

Kerosene|

* "Me and Charlie Talking"
* "Bring Me Down"
* "Kerosene"
* "New Strings"

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend|

* "Famous in a Small Town"
* "Gunpowder & Lead"
* "More Like Her"

Revolution|

* "Dead Flowers"
* "White Liar"
* "The House That Built Me"
* "Only Prettier"
* "Heart Like Mine"

Four the Record|

* "Baggage Claim"
* "Over You"
* "Fastest Girl in Town"
* "Mama's Broken Heart"
* "All Kinds of Kinds"

Platinum|

* "Automatic"
* "Somethin' Bad"
* "Little Red Wagon"
* "Smokin' and Drinkin'"

The Weight of These Wings|

* "Vice"
* "We Should Be Friends"
* "Tin Man"

Wildcard|

* "It All Comes Out in the Wash"
* "Bluebird"
* "Settling Down"

Palomino|

* "If I Was a Cowboy"

Postcards from Texas|

* "Wranglers"
* "Run"

Other singles|

* "Forever Country"
* "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)"
* "Space in My Heart"

Featured singles|

* "Coal Miner's Daughter"
* "Boys 'Round Here"
* "We Were Us"
* "Drowns the Whiskey"

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CMA Single of the Year

1967−1970|

* "There Goes My Everything" (1967)
* "Harper Valley PTA" (1968)
* "A Boy Named Sue" (1969)
* "Okie from Muskogee" (1970)

1971−1980|

* "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1971)
* "The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." (1972)
* "Behind Closed Doors" (1973)
* "Country Bumpkin" (1974)
* "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (1975)
* "Good Hearted Woman" (1976)
* "Lucille" (1977)
* "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (1978)
* "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979)
* "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980)

1981−1990|

* "Elvira" (1981)
* "Always on My Mind" (1982)
* "Swingin'" (1983)
* "A Little Good News" (1984)
* "Why Not Me" (1985)
* "Bop" (1986)
* "Forever and Ever, Amen" (1987)
* "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" (1988)
* "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (1989)
* "When I Call Your Name" (1990)

1991−2000|

* "Friends in Low Places" (1991)
* "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992)
* "Chattahoochee" (1993)
* "I Swear" (1994)
* "When You Say Nothing at All" (1995)
* "Check Yes or No" (1996)
* "Strawberry Wine" (1997)
* "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" (1998)
* "Wide Open Spaces" (1999)
* "I Hope You Dance" (2000)

2001−2010|

* "I am a Man Of Constant Sorrow" (2001)
* "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (2002)
* "Hurt" (2003)
* "Live Like You Were Dying" (2004)
* "I May Hate Myself in the Morning" (2005)
* "Believe" (2006)
* "Before He Cheats" (2007)
* "I Saw God Today" (2008)
* "I Run to You" (2009)
* "Need You Now" (2010)

2011−2020|

* "If I Die Young" (2011)
* "Pontoon" (2012)
* "Cruise" (2013)
* "Automatic" (2014)
* "Girl Crush" (2015)
* "Die a Happy Man" (2016)
* "Blue Ain't Your Color" (2017)
* "Broken Halos" (2018)
* "God's Country" (2019)
* "The Bones" (2020)

2021−2030|

* "Starting Over" (2021)
* "'Til You Can't" (2022)
* "Fast Car" (2023)
* "White Horse" (2024)

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