Pilots (song)

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title: "Pilots (song)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2001-singles", "2002-singles", "goldfrapp-songs", "songs-written-by-alison-goldfrapp", "songs-written-by-will-gregory", "mute-records-singles", "2001-songs", "songs-about-aviators"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilots_(song)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	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
length	4:29 (album version)
3:55 (single version)
label	Mute
producer	Goldfrapp
prev_title	Utopia (Genetically Enriched)
prev_year	2000
next_title	Train
next_year	2003
misc	{{Extra album cover
header	Alternative cover
type	single
cover	Goldfrapp_pilots_2.png
border	yes
caption	CD single #2
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| name = Pilots | cover = Goldfrapp_pilots.png | alt = | 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 | studio = | genre = | length = 4:29 (album version) 3:55 (single version) | label = Mute | writer =

• Alison Goldfrapp
• Will Gregory | producer = Goldfrapp | prev_title = Utopia (Genetically Enriched) | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Train | next_year = 2003 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = single | cover = Goldfrapp_pilots_2.png | border = yes | alt = | caption = 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.

Formats and track listings

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

• CD single #1

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

• CD single #2

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.

References

References

1. [https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ "Official Charts Company: Goldfrapp"]. OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
2. "Goldfrapp – Pilots". [[discogs.com]].
3. (2001). "Pilots (2001, CD1, CD)". Mute Records.
4. (2001). "Pilots (2001, CD2, CD)". Mute Records.

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