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"Pilots"
Single by Goldfrapp
from the 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	Electronica dream pop
Length	4:29 (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
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

1. "Official Charts Company: Goldfrapp". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
2. "Goldfrapp – Pilots". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
3. Pilots (2001, CD1, CD) (UK CD single #1 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5016025602674.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. Pilots (2001, CD2, CD) (UK CD single #2 inlay). Goldfrapp. Mute Records. 2001. 5 016025 902675.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Goldfrapp.com — official website.
• Mute.com — official website for Mute Records.
• "Pilots" Official music video on YouTube

• 2001 singles
• 2002 singles
• Goldfrapp songs
• Songs written by Alison Goldfrapp
• Songs written by Will Gregory
• Mute Records singles
• 2001 songs
• Songs about aviators