"Drop the Pilot" is a song written and originally performed by
Joan Armatrading
Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, (, born 9 December 1950) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received ...
. It was the first single to be released from Armatrading's 1983 album ''
The Key'', and was her third and (to date) final UK top 40 hit. It reached number 11 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, and spent a total of ten weeks in the Top 40.
The song was a major hit in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number 6 on both charts. The single was Armatrading's only appearance on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it spent six weeks, peaking at number 78 on 25 June 1983.
B-side
The original song "Business is Business" is featured as its B-side, a track that remains unreleased on any album.
Track listing
*;7" Single
# "Drop the Pilot" – 3:39
# "Business Is Business" – 3:08
Chart
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Mandy Moore version
"Drop the Pilot" is a song recorded by American singer
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), recei ...
, for her third studio album
''Coverage'' (2003). Moore's version was released as the second single from her third album on 28 October 2003 through
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...
. The song was written by Joan Armatrading and produced by John Fields.
Music video
A video was produced as a demo for
Kodak
The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...
's Vision2 500T series
motion picture film
Film stock is an analog medium that is used for recording motion pictures or animation. It is recorded on by a movie camera, developed,
edited, and projected onto a screen using a movie projector. It is a strip or sheet of transparent pl ...
. It is included on the demo DVD for the Vision2 line of stocks and used as a product example projected from a print at Kodak product screenings. The video was directed by Nick DiBella.
Track listing
*;Digital download
# "Drop the Pilot" – 3:39
References
External links
"Drop the Pilot" lyrics from Joan Armatrading's official website
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1983 songs
1983 singles
2003 singles
Joan Armatrading songs
Mandy Moore songs
Songs written by Joan Armatrading
A&M Records singles
Epic Records singles