"Pilots" is an electronic song written by British group Goldfrapp for their debut studio album Felt Mountain (2000). The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as a double A-side single with "Lovely Head" in the fourth quarter of 2001, and became the band's second single to chart within the top seventy-five in the United Kingdom.[1]
| "Pilots" | ||||
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| Single by Goldfrapp | ||||
| from the album Felt Mountain | ||||
| A-side | "Lovely Head" | |||
| B-side | "Horse Tears" (Live at the Ancienne Belgique) | |||
| Released | 5 November 2001 (UK) 25 September 2001 (France) 18 February 2002 (UK re-issue) | |||
| Recorded | Wiltshire County, England | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:29 (album version) 3:55 (single version) | |||
| Label | Mute - Mute267 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alison Goldfrapp Will Gregory | |||
| Producer(s) | Goldfrapp | |||
| Goldfrapp singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 CD single #2 | ||||
Formats and track listings
editThese are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pilots".[2]
- CD single #1[3]
- "Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:55
- "Lovely Head" – 3:46
- "Horse Tears" (Live)* – 5:37
- CD single #2[4]
- "Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:57
- "Lovely Head" (Staré Město) – 3:52
- "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid Dub) – 7:21
- "Pilots (On a Star)" (Video) – 3:57
- *Recorded at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, 2 April 2001.
References
edit- ^ "Official Charts Company: Goldfrapp". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Goldfrapp – Pilots". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ Pilots (2001, CD1, CD) (UK CD single #1 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5016025602674.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Pilots (2001, CD2, CD) (UK CD single #2 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5 016025 902675.
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External links
edit- Goldfrapp.com — official website.
- Mute.com — official website for Mute Records.
- "Pilots" Official music video on YouTube