Utada Hikaru – Automatic/time will tell June 1, 2008

 

 

Track Listing

1. Automatic
2. time will tell
3. time will tell (Dub Mix)

1. Automatic

Utada welcomes us with an infectious R&B rhythm, and she does it well too.  Utada sounds very strong unlike her 1st English album.  Through the song, it gets catchy even the ~It’s Automatic!~ she sounds like she’s having a lot of fun in this song which is great!  I can see why this song turned her famous overnight.

2. time will tell

It starts out very quiet with her humming, then the synths join in and Utada ad-libs.  When she starts the verse some drums come in and make a groovy beat.  You can also hear a bit of guitar also.  Seems like this is the more laidback version of “Automatic” which is pretty cool.  At over 5 minutes, this tune is just catchy the whole way through.

3. time will tell (Dub Mix)

It’s kinda hip if you ask me.  But this remix, is so boring and so uneventful too.  She doesn’t even come in until two minutes in the remix which blows.  So it’s not much of worth really.

 

 

Utada’s 1st Japanese single is definitly a hit, and it shows because this song made her famous almost immediatly.  I almost was shocked at how this single came out and did that.  Definitly don’t pass this single up