"Automatisch" and "Automatic" are the first singles from

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band

Tokio Hotel Tokio Hotel is a German pop rock band, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer, and bassist Georg Listing. Their sound encompasses multiple genres, including pop rock, alternative rock, and electro ...

's third German studio album and second English studio album ''

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''. "Automatisch" was released in German-speaking countries on 18 September 2009 and "Automatic" was released in the United States on 22 September 2009.

Music video

Craig Wessels of Wicked Pixels, the most-awarded animation-studio in South Africa, directed the music video, shot over three days in the

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. The video features the band driving separately in

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s and with computer generated humanoid robots. The music video for "Automatic" was released online on September 3, 2009 while the video for "Automatisch" was released a day later.

Formats and track listings

*Automatisch CD-Single: 2 Track *Automatisch CD-Single: Premium ;*Bonus Tokio Hotel fan magnet *Automatic CD-Single *Automatic Australian iTunes Download

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control Tokio Hotel songs 2009 singles Songs written by David Jost Songs written by Bill Kaulitz Songs written by Tom Kaulitz 2009 songs