| Drop the Pilot | |
| Cover: | DropthePilot.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joan Armatrading |
| Album: | The Key |
| B-Side: | Business Is Business |
| Released: | 22 January 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1982–1983 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 3:41 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Val Garay |
| Prev Title: | No Love |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Temptation |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Drop the Pilot" is a song written and originally performed by Joan Armatrading. It was the first single to be released from Armatrading's 1983 album The Key, and was her third and (to date) final UK top 40 hit. It reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart, and spent a total of ten weeks in the Top 40.
The song was a major hit in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number 6 on both charts. The single was Armatrading's only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it spent six weeks, peaking at number 78 on 25 June 1983.
The original song "Business is Business" is featured as its B-side, a track that remains unreleased on any album.[1]
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 6 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[4] | 1 |
| Chart (1983) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] [6] | 27 | |
| South Africa (Springbok)[7] | 8 |
| Drop the Pilot | |
| Cover: | MandyMoore-DropThePilot.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Mandy Moore |
| Album: | Coverage |
| Released: | October 28, 2003 |
| Length: | 3:43 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | John Fields |
| Prev Title: | Have a Little Faith in Me |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Senses Working Overtime |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
"Drop the Pilot" is a song recorded by American singer Mandy Moore, for her third studio album Coverage (2003).[8] Moore's version was released as the second single from her third album on October 28, 2003 through Epic Records. The song was written by Joan Armatrading and produced by John Fields.
A video was produced as a demo for Kodak's Vision2 500T series motion picture film. It is included on the demo DVD for the Vision2 line of stocks and used as a product example projected from a print at Kodak product screenings. The video was directed by Nick DiBella.[9]
