Automatic Lover (Call for Love)

Bradley Torreano from AllMusic felt the song was "more club-friendly" and found its audience among the young dance crowds before moving to radio.{{cite web|first= Bradley |last= Torreano |title= The Real McCoy – Love and Devotion |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 6 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-and-devotion-mw0000573885}} Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Look for this Euro-NRG trio to once again steamroll toward the upper regions of the Hot 100 with this catchy dance/pop ditty. The formula is solidly in place: Throaty Romeo-style male rapping is balanced by charming female vamping during the chorus and underscored with frenetic, butt-shaking beats. The hook is as sticky as they come. A no-brainer hit."

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "Tally up the spins that O-Jay, Patsy and Vanessa have logged in the States since the release of "Another Night" and it's nothing short of staggering. That figure is certain to grow thanks to this high-energy production."{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |issue= 2072 |date= 15 September 1995 |page= 78 |access-date= 16 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/95/Gavin-1995-09-15.pdf}} Another editor, Annette M. Lai, felt it has "hit potential".{{cite magazine|first=Annette|last=M. Lai|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/95/Gavin-1995-03-31.pdf|title=Gavin Picks: Albums|work=Gavin Report|date=31 March 1995|page=62|access-date=20 January 2023}} Howard Cohen from Herald-Journal described the track as "club-ready".{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObQeAAAAIBAJ|title=Beatles release shows group at working best|magazine=Herald-Journal|date=13 April 1995|access-date=6 April 2020}} Daisy and Havoc from Music Week's RM Dance Update named it a "amusing piece of pop".{{cite magazine|author= Daisy & Havoc |title= Hot Vinyl |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 14 October 1995 |page= 6 |access-date= 13 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-14.pdf}} Another RM editor, James Hamilton, called it a "archetypal gruffy muttered and sweetly cooed Euro romp".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 4 November 1995 |page= 15 |access-date= 15 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-11-04.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}} People Magazine felt songs like this "pack so many beats into 4 minutes that just listening to them is thoroughly exhausting."{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-another-night-vol-43-no-16/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Another Night |magazine= People |date= 24 April 1995 |access-date= 13 November 2020}} Mark Frith from Smash Hits described it as "pop techno".{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Frith|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/54283337056/in/album-72177720323357062|title=New Albums|work=Smash Hits|date=12 April 1995|page=55|access-date=11 February 2025|author-link=Mark Frith}}

"Automatic Lover" reached number two in Finland and entered the top 20 in Australia, Denmark, Germany, and Sweden. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number 58 during its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on 5 November 1995. On the UK Dance Chart, it peaked at number 20, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 44 in March 1994. In Canada, the song reached number nine on the RPM Dance chart. In the United States, "Automatic Lover" charted at number 51 on the Cash Box Top 100 and number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, while on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, the song peaked at number three.

• CD single (Hansa – 74321 18487 2)

1. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Radio Mix) – 3:47
2. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Extended 12" Mix) – 5:30
3. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Trans Euro Mix) – 5:27
4. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Automatic Trance Mix) – 5:47

• The Remixes (Hansa – 74321 20460 2)

1. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Airplay Remix) – 3:58
2. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Maximum Mix) – 4:53
3. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (B & B Mix) – 5:48
4. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Party Rave Mix) – 5:34
5. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Garage Mix) – 5:40
6. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Call For Hardcore Mix) – 5:34

• Dutch maxi single (Hansa – 74321 32574 1)

1. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Lenny's House Mix Edit) – 7:56
2. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Trans Euro Mix) – 5:27
3. "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)" (Armand's NYC-Miami Mix) – 9:37

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