The Pilot (Double Experience song)

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"The Pilot"
Single by Double Experience
from the album Rock (Geology)
ReleasedNovember 14, 2017
RecordedOctober 2017
Studio Warrior Sound Studios, Chapel Hill, NC
Genre Nerd rock, [1] hard rock
Length2:55
Label Colfax Rock
Songwriter(s) Brock Tinsley, Ian Nichols
Producer(s) Double Experience
Double Experience singles chronology
"The Glimmer Shot"
(2016)
"The Pilot"
(2017)
"Oh Listener Mine"
(2018)

"The Pilot" is the first single [2] from Double Experience's third studio album Rock (Geology) [3] , officially released on November 14, 2017.

Contents

Background

On October 5, 2017, Double Experience's official Facebook page announced their new single and its release date. [4] The band later announced a launch party in Ottawa to celebrate the song's release. [5]

Music video

Double Experience released a music video for "The Pilot" on November 9, 2017. [6]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."The Pilot"2:55

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
GlobalNovember 14, 2018 Digital download

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