Autopilot
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| Album track by Weezer | ||||||||||||||
| Album | Death to False Metal | |||||||||||||
| Released | November 2, 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD, digital | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2007, additional recording 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Length | 2:57 | |||||||||||||
| Label | DGC Records | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Rick Rubin & Shawn Everett | |||||||||||||
| Status | officially released | |||||||||||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"Autopilot" is the ninth track from the compilation Death to False Metal. The song was previously written in consideration for The Red Album.
Appearances
- Death to False Metal (2010)
- Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years (2020)
Overview
"Autopilot" was originally written by Rivers Cuomo for the 2007 demo compilation Deliverance at Hand!. The song features a bridge written to resemble a form of the BASIC programming language.
The song was recorded with Rick Rubin during the sessions for the band's eponymous 2008 album (The Red Album). The song's title first became known to fans upon that album's release via the deluxe edition's liner note booklet, which features scans of handwritten notes made during the album's recording sessions, including "Autopilot", accompanied by the note: "Love it!!!"
The song received further work in 2009 or 2010 with producer Shawn Everett. This version was later released on 2010's Death to False Metal. Cuomo's original demo appeared on the digital compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years, released on November 22, 2020.
Audio
Lyrics
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Lyric sheet from the Deliverance at Hand! booklet.
When I wake at the break of the morning
I ingest my two fried eggs
If a grain of the salt is missing
Then I go to the store and beg
Autopilot, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
I've got to get off the autopilot
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
It's pissin' me off
When I walk to the park with my doggies
I collect all the things they leave
Then I put them up under the microscope
And I'm so impressed by what I see
Autopilot, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
I've got to get off the autopilot
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
It's pissin' me off
There is passion in my heartache
Though I'm trained to stay in this state, this state
Ain't no matter how hard I try, I try
I will be here until I die, I die
10 INPUT "What is your name?"
20 PRINT "Hello"
30 REM
40 INPUT "How much cash do you want?"
50 FOR I = 1 TO N
60 PRINT S$ & REM
70 INPUT "go to the end"
80 IF (A$ = "be my friend") THEN PRINT
"Bad Command"
Autopilot, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
I've got to get off the autopilot
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, yeah-yeah
It's pissin' me off
The autopilot
The autopilot
The autopilot
The autopilot
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Autopilot | autopilot.mp3 | 2005 | 3:24 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Autopilot | 01 Autopilot 2.mp3 | 2007 | 3:45 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | Deliverance at Hand! demo | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Autopilot | Autopilot (sped up).mp3 | 2007 | 3:31 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | Sped-up version of 01 Autopilot 2.mp3 | |
| Weezer | Autopilot | April—October 2007, January—Feburary 2008, 2010 |
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2:57 | Death to False Metal | Recorded by Rick Rubin, received additional mixing and overdubs by Shawn Everett in 2010 |