{{short description|2010 single by Marina Diamandis}} {{distinguish|text=the Dutch film [[I'm Not a Robot (film)|''I'm Not a Robot'']], the South Korean TV series [[I'm Not a Robot]], or [[reCAPTCHA]] technology}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox song | name = I Am Not a Robot | cover = Marina and the Diamonds - I Am Not a Robot.png | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Marina Diamandis|Marina and the Diamonds]] | album = [[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]] | released = {{Start date|2010|4|23|df=yes}} | recorded = 2008–2009 | studio = * The Ivory Tower * [[Konk (recording studio)|Konk]], London | genre = <!--Source genres under composition--> *[[Pop music|Pop]] *[[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] *[[Glam rock|glam pop]] | length = 3:32 | label = [[679 Artists|679]] | writer = [[Marina Diamandis]] | producer = [[Liam Howe]] | prev_title = [[Hollywood (Marina and the Diamonds song)|Hollywood]] | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[Oh No! (Marina and the Diamonds song)|Oh No!]] | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|S_oMD6-6q5Y|"I Am Not a Robot"}}}} }} "'''I Am Not a Robot'''" is a song by Welsh singer [[Marina Diamandis]], released under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, from her debut studio album, ''[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]'' (2010). It was released digitally on 23 April 2010 and physically on 26 April 2010 as the album's third single.<ref name="itunes"/><ref name="announcement">{{cite web |url=http://www.marinaandthediamonds.com/news,i-am-not-a-robot-will-be-marinas-next-single-in-the-uk_37.htm |title=I Am Not a Robot Will Be Marina's Next Single in the UK! |website=marinaandthediamonds.com |date=12 March 2010 |access-date=23 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230031/http://www.marinaandthediamonds.com/news,i-am-not-a-robot-will-be-marinas-next-single-in-the-uk_37.htm |archive-date=27 May 2010}}</ref> The track originally appeared on Diamandis's second extended play, ''[[The Crown Jewels EP]]'' (2009). The single was added to [[BBC Radio 1]]'s A List in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/ |title=BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist |publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419083357/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist/ |archive-date=19 April 2010 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> A choral version of "I Am Not a Robot" was used in an advertisement for British healthcare provider [[Bupa]] in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brownsell |first=Alex |url=http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/article/1058699/bupa-shifts-strategy-promote-service-range |title=Bupa shifts strategy to promote service range |work=Marketing Magazine |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> Additionally, the song was heavily sampled by American rapper [[Hoodie Allen]] for his debut single "You Are Not a Robot" (2010).
==Background and composition== "I Am Not a Robot" is a [[Pop music|pop]], [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]], and [[Glam-pop|glam pop]] song.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Neal |first=Sean |url=https://www.avclub.com/marina-and-the-diamonds-the-family-jewels-1798165026 |title=Marina And The Diamonds: ''The Family Jewels'' |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=25 May 2010 |access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gittins|first=Ian|title=Marina and the Diamonds|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/27/marina-and-the-diamonds-review|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 6, 2021|date=January 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Clash"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|title=Marina and the Diamonds: 'Co-writing is killing pop music'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31838270|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=June 5, 2021|date=March 11, 2015}}</ref> In an interview with [[Western Mail (Wales)|Wales Online]], Diamandis stated, "['I Am Not a Robot'] was me singing to myself. It's me saying, stop being so ridiculous, you can't let having a fear of failing hold you back and you're just one person. It's connected with a lot of people. I knew that would happen when I was writing it. I had a funny feeling."<ref>{{cite web |last=Rees |first=Claire |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/marina-diamonds-gives-herself-telling-off-1930558 |title=Marina and the Diamonds gives herself a telling-off in song |website=[[Western Mail (Wales)|Wales Online]] |date=21 March 2010 |access-date=23 March 2010}}</ref>
Diamandis said that she decided to release "I Am Not a Robot" as a single because "people seem to empathize and relate with the song, regardless of gender or age."<ref name="announcement"/>
==Commercial performance== "I Am Not a Robot" debuted at number 74 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20100418/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=18 April 2010 |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref> reaching its peak position of number 26 two weeks later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20100502/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref> In total, the single spent seven weeks on the chart.<ref name="UK"/> As of February 2019, the song had sold 132,000 units in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/marina-has-announced-her-new-single-handmade-heaven-so-lets-look-back-at-her-top-5-biggest-songs__25490/ |title=Marina has announced her new single Handmade Heaven so let's look back at her Top 5 biggest songs |publisher=Official Charts Company |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref>
On 3 April 2019, "I Am Not a Robot" was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 500,000 units. It was Diamandis's third single to achieve this feat, following "[[Primadonna (Marina and the Diamonds song)|Primadonna]]" and "[[How to Be a Heartbreaker]]", which were both certified gold on 15 May 2017.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Marina & the Diamonds|accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref> ==Critical reception== Gareth James from ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' named "I Am Not a Robot" "one of 2010's best singles", calling it "an infectious pop track featuring a unique vocal with more fluctuations than [[Florence Welch|Florence]] sat on a washing machine."<ref name="Clash">{{cite web |last=James |first=Gareth |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/marina-and-the-diamonds-the-family-jewels |title=Marina and the Diamonds – The Family Jewels |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=8 February 2010 |access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]] from ''[[The Guardian]]'' commented that "the lovely delicacy of 'I Am Not a Robot'{{'}}s tune is easy to miss when there's a woman doing [[Dalek]] voices over the top of it. Such are the dangers of trying a little too hard."<ref>{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/18/marina-and-the-diamonds-cd-review |title=Marina and the Diamonds: The Family Jewels |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 February 2010 |access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref> John Murphy from ''[[musicOMH]]'' praised the song saying it "shows a pleasing touch of vulnerability which works very well."<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=John |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/marina-the-diamonds-the-family-jewels |title=Marina & The Diamonds – The Family Jewels |website=[[musicOMH]] |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref> Diamandis was also praised following a performance of the song on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s [[Live Lounge]] on 23 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/livelounge/artist/100423_marinaandthediamonds.shtml |title=Live Lounge – Marina and The Diamonds |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref>
==Music video== [[File:IAmNotaRobotMusicVideo.png|left|thumb|Diamandis in the music video for "I Am Not a Robot"]] The music video for "I Am Not a Robot" was directed by Rankin & Chris Cottam and was released onto [[YouTube]] on 24 June 2009. The music video features Diamandis in five scenes: one with her covered in black oil and glitter, one made-up in black, green and pink body paint, one with diamond lips and eyelids, one with the green, pink, and black body paint smeared, and lastly just her as her normal self. Each sequence shows Diamandis in the centre of the screen with either a starry, grey, white or black background whilst singing to the camera. Diamandis explained in an interview on [[Scott Mills]]'s BBC Radio 1 show that the black oil reacted to her skin and it took forty minutes to rub off. It also took her eighteen hours to get all of her make-up done for the video.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00rt7ck |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721212613/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00rt7ck |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2012 |title=The Chris Moyles Show with Scott Mills, Wednesday - Marina off've the Diamonds |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |date=7 April 2010 |access-date=8 April 2010}}</ref>
An alternative version of the video was shot on [[Los Angeles]]' [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and released on 14 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3nMfS10_1Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/L3nMfS10_1Y |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Marina and the Diamonds {{!}} "I Am Not a Robot" L.A. |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=11 September 2013 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The music video starts with an unfocused view of headlights on a road. It zooms out to show Diamandis with white painted hair, and a white dress with one feathered sleeve, on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Diamandis walks down the street while singing the song, and blurred-face bystanders around her make way, stare, or go their way. Near the end, the camera shows Diamandis's white heels and white paint on her legs. At the end, Diamandis laughs, the camera follows her, and reveals the camera crew and the window of a shop.
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *'''UK CD'''<ref>"I Am Not a Robot" (UK CD single). [[Marina and the Diamonds]]. [[679 Artists|679 Recordings]]. 2010. 679L173CD.</ref> #"I Am Not a Robot" – 3:35 #"I Am Not a Robot" (Doorly remix) – 5:20
*'''UK digital EP'''<ref name="itunes">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/i-am-not-a-robot-ep/361837005 |title=I Am Not a Robot – EP by Marina and The Diamonds |website=[[iTunes Store]] (UK) |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> #"I Am Not a Robot" – 3:32 #"I Am Not a Robot" (Flex'd rework – [[Passion Pit]] remix) – 4:47 #"I Am Not a Robot" ([[Clock Opera]] remix) – 4:35 #"I Am Not a Robot" (Doorly remix) – 5:18 #"I Am Not a Robot" (acoustic) – 3:48 {{col-2}}
*'''UK 7-inch'''<ref>"Hollywood" (UK 7-inch single). Marina and the Diamonds. 679 Recordings. 2010. 679L173.</ref> **A. "I Am Not a Robot" – 3:35 **B. "I Am Not a Robot Flex'd Rework" (Passion Pit remix) – 4:54
*'''UK limited-edition 7-inch in autographed envelope sleeve'''<ref>"Hollywood" (UK limited-edition 7-inch single). Marina and the Diamonds. 679 Recordings. 2010. 679L173X.</ref> **A. "I Am Not a Robot" – 3:35 **B. "I Am Not a Robot" (Clock Opera remix) – 4:39 {{col-end}}
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]] |type=liner notes |others=Marina and the Diamonds |publisher=[[Atlantic Records]] |year=2010 |id=825646836253}}</ref>
===Recording and management=== * Recorded at The Ivory Tower and [[Konk (recording)|Konk Studios]], London * Mixed at The Ivory Tower * Mastered at Electric Mastering, London * Published by [[Warner Chappell Music]] Publishing Ltd
===Personnel=== {{Div col}} * [[Marina Diamandis]] – vocals, piano, [[glockenspiel]] * [[Liam Howe]] – production, bass, [[Mellotron]], [[Philicorda]], synths, mixing, programming * Richard Wilkinson – engineering * Dougal Lott – engineering assistance * Lucy Shaw – string arrangements, double bass * Alison Dods – violin * Calina de la Mere – violin * Rachel Robson – viola * Chris Allan – cello * Steve Durham – drums * Guy Davie – mastering {{Div col end}}
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "I Am Not a Robot" ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|21|artist=Marina & The Diamonds|song=I Am Not a Robot|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|8|artist=Marina & The Diamonds|song=I Am Not a Robot|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Finnishdownload|28|artist=Marina & The Diamonds|song=I Am Not A Robot|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 3, 2021|refname="Finland Download"}} |- {{single chart|Norway|6|artist=Marina & The Diamonds|song=I Am Not a Robot|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|25|date=20100502|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 August 2019}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|11|artist=Marina & The Diamonds|song=I Am Not a Robot|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|26|artist=Marina and the Diamonds|artistid=6053|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 August 2019|refname="UK"}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "I Am Not a Robot" ! scope="col"| Chart (2010) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2010&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2010|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref> | 86 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "I Am Not a Robot"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Marina And The Diamonds|title=I Am Not A Robot|award=Silver|id=20909-5429-1|type=single|relyear=2010|certyear=2025|date=28 March 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Marina and the Diamonds|title=I Am Not a Robot|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2010|certyear=2019|date=3 April 2019|accessdate=14 August 2019}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes|streaming=true}}
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