Automatic (Kaskade album)

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Automatic
Kaskade - Automatic.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015
Recorded20142015
Genre
Length53:11
Label
Kaskade albums chronology
Atmosphere
(2013)
Automatic
(2015)
Kaskade Christmas
(2017)
Singles from Automatic
  1. "A Little More"
    Released: December 10, 2014
  2. "Never Sleep Alone"
    Released: April 6, 2015
  3. "Disarm You"
    Released: July 24, 2015
  4. "We Don't Stop"
    Released: August 21, 2015
  5. "Whatever"
    Released: February 12, 2016
  6. "Us"
    Released: March 4, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Automatic is the ninth studio album of the American house DJ and electronic music producer Kaskade. It was released on September 25, 2015 through Warner Bros. Records & Arkade.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."We Don't Stop"
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
4:15
2."Us" (with CID)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Julia Karlsson
  • Anton Rundberg
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Carlos Cid
3:15
3."Mercy" (with Galantis)
4:02
4."Tear Down these Walls" (featuring Tamra Keenan)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Jayme David Silverstein
  • Steve Mits
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
4:05
5."Phoenix" (featuring Sasha Sloan)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Cody Tarpely
  • Jarrod Gorbel
  • Sasha Yatchenko
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Cody Tarpley
3:35
6."Disarm You" (featuring Ilsey)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Nathaniel Motte
3:41
7."Never Sleep Alone" (featuring Tess Comrie)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Pyfer
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
3:44
8."Day Trippin'" (featuring Estelle)
3:12
9."Promise" (featuring K. Flay)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Kristine Flaherty
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
3:35
10."Breaking Up" (featuring Scott Shepard)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Mark Phillips
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
4:46
11."A Little More" (Kaskade with John Dahlbäck featuring Sansa)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Karolus Viitala
  • Otto Yliperttula
  • Sannaliisa Ikka
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • John Dahlbäck
3:53
12."Papercuts" (Kaskade with Two Nations)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Pyfer
  • Marcus Bentley
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
3:08
13."Where Are You Now" (featuring Tamra Keenan)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
3:56
14."Whatever" (featuring KOLAJ)
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • Michael McGarity
  • Theresa Houston
  • Raddon
  • Bjarnson
  • McGarity
4:03
Total length:53:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Automatic
Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 25
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [5] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Automatic
Chart (2015)Position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [6] 19

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
September 25, 2015 Warner Bros. Records CD, digital download

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