"Everything is Automatic" is a song by the
Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist Matthew Good, guitarist/keyboardist Dave Genn, drummer Ian Browne and bassist Geoff Lloyd. Ll ...
. It was released as the first single from the band's second studio album, ''
Underdogs
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Track listing
Inspiration
In a 1997 interview, Good said that he was inspired to write "Everything Is Automatic" after watching a television program about
liposuction
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:''"I was watching some show about how this woman had to get this (stuff) sucked out of her hips so she could fit into her dress to go to an opera," says Good. "It's a song about how things are so accessible. People used to worry about things like making sure there was gas in the truck so they could drive their wares to market and now they're worried about getting a new nose. And I find that pathetic."''
Music video
The music video for "Everything Is Automatic" was directed by
Bill Morrison and filmed in
Burnaby
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in October, 1997. The video features several up-close, zoomed and defocussed shots of the band preparing and performing for a video shoot. These are intermixed with fast-action shots of various streets and computer-generated billboards with catchphrases like "Think of your future, prepare for the '" and "Everything is '".
The video was nominated for "Best Video" at the
1998 Juno Awards.
Charts
References
1997 singles
Matthew Good Band songs
Songs written by Matthew Good
Songs written by Dave Genn
1997 songs
Mercury Records singles
PolyGram singles
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