There's no middle ground with regard to opinions on this song. Seems people either loved it or hated it. I disliked it, just as I disliked "Floy Joy." These songs were just too "cutesy" and "Automatically Sunshine" seemed like a throwback to a musical style which had peaked and ended half a decade earlier, a style which, even at its peak, was was aimed at a much younger audience than would have any interest in The Supremes. Comparisons to "Happy Together" are certainly justified. It seemed like they were just trying to squeeze a third single out of the Floy Joy album.