"Drop the Pilot" | ||||
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Single by Joan Armatrading | ||||
from the album The Key | ||||
B-side | "Business Is Business" | |||
Released | 22 January 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joan Armatrading | |||
Producer(s) | Val Garay | |||
Joan Armatrading singles chronology | ||||
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"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. [1]
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. [2]
The original song "Business is Business" is featured as its B-side, a track that remains unreleased on any album. [3]
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"Drop the Pilot" | ||||
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Single by Mandy Moore | ||||
from the album Coverage | ||||
Released | October 28, 2003 | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joan Armatrading | |||
Producer(s) | John Fields | |||
Mandy Moore singles chronology | ||||
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"Drop The Pilot" on YouTube |
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