"Pilots" is an electronic

Electronic music

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 song written by British

United Kingdom

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 group Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....

 for their debut studio album Felt Mountain

Felt Mountain

Felt Mountain is the debut album by English electronic duo Goldfrapp. It was released in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2000 by Mute Records...

(2000). The song was produced by Goldfrapp and received a positive reception from music critic

Critic

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s. It was released as a double A-side

A-side and B-side

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 single

Single (music)

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 with "Lovely Head

Lovely Head

"Lovely Head" is an electronic song performed by British group Goldfrapp. The song was written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory for the duo's debut album Felt Mountain . It was released as the album's first single in May 2000 but did not chart...

" in the fourth quarter of 2001, and became the band's second single to chart within the top seventy-five in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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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" (Album version) – 3:46
3. "Horse Tears" (Live at the Ancienne Belgique) – 5:37

CD single #2

1. "Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:55
2. "Lovely Head" (Staré Město mix) – 3:44
3. "Utopia" (Tom Middleton Cosmos Acid dub) – 7:19
4. "Pilots (On a Star)" music video

French CD single

1. "Pilots (On a Star)" – 3:55
2. "Utopia (Genetically Enriched)" – 3:49
3. "UK Girls (Physical)" – 4:48

External links

• Goldfrapp.co.uk — official website.
• Mute.com — official website for Mute Records.