Pilots (song)

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"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)
Released5 November 2001 (UK)
25 September 2001 (France)
18 February 2002 (UK re-issue)
Recorded Wiltshire County, England
Genre Electronic, dream pop
Length4:29(album version)
3:55 (single version)
Label Mute - Mute267
Songwriter(s) Alison Goldfrapp
Will Gregory
Producer(s) Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp singles chronology
"Utopia (Genetically Enriched)"
(2000)
"Pilots"
(2001)
"Train"
(2003)
Alternative cover
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CD single #2

"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]

Contents

Formats and track listings

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

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

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References

  1. "Official Charts Company: Goldfrapp". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  2. "Goldfrapp – Pilots". discogs.com . Retrieved 2014-02-04.
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