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| "Autodrive" | ||||
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| Single by Herbie Hancock | ||||
| from the album Future Shock | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Herbie Hancock singles chronology | ||||
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"Autodrive" is a song by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released as a single from his twenty-ninth album, Future Shock.[1] The song peaked at No. 26 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, No. 36 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and No. 33 on the UK Pop Singles chart.
Background
[edit]Autodrive was composed by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn. The song was also produced by Hancock and Material.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic, in his review of Future Shock, noted "some real, honest-to-goodness jazz licks on a grand piano show up in the middle of Auto Drive."[2] Marke Bieschike of DJ Mag, from his review of the album, wrote "The propulsive bass, chiming proto-house piano, and squiggly ornamentation of 'Autodrive' fit right into the 12" mix expansionism that was then ruling dancefloors."[3] David Adler of All About Jazz found "tasty single-note lines on 'Autodrive'."[4]
Personnel
[edit]- Bass – Bill Laswell
- Electronic Drums, Mini-Moog Programming – Michael Beinhorn
- Engineer – Billy Youdelman, Bryan Bell, Martin Bisi, Mike Krowiak, Dominic Maita
- Mixer, Engineer – Dave Jerden
- Piano, Synthesizer, Producer – Herbie Hancock
- Producer – Material
- Associate Producer – Tony Meilandt
- Writer – Bill Laswell, Herbie Hancock, Michael Beinhorn
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[5] | 26 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[6] | 36 |
| Germany (GfK Entertainment Charts)[7] | 53 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Charts)[8] | 39 |
| UK Singles Chart (OCC)[9] | 33 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Herbie Hancock - Autodrive (single). Columbia Records. 1983.
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "Herbie Hancock – Future Shock: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ Bieschike, Marke (October 3, 2023). "How Herbie Hancock's 'Future Shock' transcended genre and blazed a trail for hip-hop". DJ Mag. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ Adler, David. "Herbie Hancock: Future Shock, Sound System, Perfect Machine". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock - Autodrive". offiziellecharts.com. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock - Autodrive". Dutch Charts. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Herbie Hancock". Official Charts. Retrieved August 27, 2025.