Pilots (song) explained

Pilots
Cover:	Goldfrapp_pilots.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Goldfrapp
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:	Electronic, dream pop
Length:	4:29 (album version) 3:55 (single version)
Label:	Mute - Mute267
Producer:	Goldfrapp
Prev Title:	Utopia (Genetically Enriched)
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Train
Next Year:	2003

"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]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pilots".^[2]

• CD single #1^[3]

1. "Pilots (On a Star)"  - 3:55
2. "Lovely Head"  - 3:46
3. "Horse Tears" (Live)*  - 5:37

• CD single #2^[4]

1. "Pilots (On a Star)"  - 3:57
2. "Lovely Head" (Staré Město)  - 3:52
3. "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid Dub)  - 7:21
4. "Pilots (On a Star)" (Video)  - 3:57

• *Recorded at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, 2 April 2001.

External links

• Goldfrapp.com - official website.
• Mute.com - official website for Mute Records.

Notes and References

1. https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ "Official Charts Company: Goldfrapp"
2. Web site: Goldfrapp – Pilots. discogs.com. 2014-02-04.
3. Pilots (2001, CD1, CD). . 2001. UK CD single #1 inlay . Mute Records. 5016025602674.
4. Pilots (2001, CD2, CD). . 2001. UK CD single #2 inlay . Mute Records. 5 016025 902675.