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''We Are Pilots'' is the debut
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by American electronic rock band Shiny Toy Guns. After previously being independently released throughout 2005, it was officially released on October 17, 2006, through Universal Motown in the United States and Mercury Records in the United Kingdom, with liner notes of the album referring to it as "version 3.0". Production, recording, and writing dates back as far as the early 2000s, with several songs being written during founding members
Gregori Chad Petree Gregori Chad Petree (born Shawnee, Oklahoma) is a musician who is best known as co-lead vocalist and guitarist of American new wave/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns. He also contributes music for production libraries such as Killer Tracks. Bands ...
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Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-fo ...
's previous project, Dangerous Insects. Musically, ''We Are Pilots'' primarily uses influences of both rock music and electronic music, including elements of alternative rock, indie rock,
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, with the band receiving comparisons to The Killers and Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand. ''We Are Pilots'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, with some complimenting its "refreshing" and "retro" sound whilst others criticized it as "lifeless" and "unoriginal". It topped the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Top Heatseekers, Heatseekers Album chart whilst also reaching number 90 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. It was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album, Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards. The album spawned three single (music), singles: "Le Disko", "You Are the One (Shiny Toy Guns song), You Are the One" and "Rainy Monday", all of which peaked within the Alternative Songs chart.


Track listing

All songs written by
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-fo ...
, except where noted. # "You Are the One (Shiny Toy Guns song), You Are the One" (Dawson, Chad Petree, Stephen Petree) – 4:30 # "Le Disko" (Dawson, S. Petree) – 3:23 # "Starts with One" (C. Petree) – 3:45 # "When They Came for Us" – 4:24 # "Don't Cry Out" (Dawson, C. Petree) – 4:10 # "Chemistry of a Car Crash" (C. Petree, Dan Leone) – 3:51 # "Waiting" (C. Petree) – 4:21 # "Rainy Monday" (S. Petree, C. Petree) – 3:59 # "Jackie Will Save Me" – 3:59 # "Shaken" (Dawson, S. Petree) – 3:43 # "We Are Pilots" – 4:14


Bonus Tracks and Special Editions

* "I Promise You Walls" – 4:08 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track) * "Rocketship" – 3:32 (UK exclusive bonus track) * "Weather Girl" – 4:42 (iTunes exclusive bonus track) * "Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch)" – 7:31 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)


Charts


Album


Singles


Earlier versions


Version 1

''We Are Pilots'' was first released by Stormwest International on January 1, 2005. # "Don't Cry Out" – 4:15 # "Rainy Monday" – 3:59 # "Photograph" – 3:54 # "Le Disko" – 3:28 # "Shaken" – 3:56 # "Turn to Real Life" – 3:30 # "We Are Pilots" – 4:02 # "Weather Girl" – 4:42 # "Waiting" – 4:25 # "When They Came for Us" – 4:27 # "Joel's Theme" – 2:52 # "Sky Fell Over Me" – 3:56 # "Puttin' on the Ritz, Ritz" – 2:46 # "Rocketship" – 3:28 # "I Promise You Walls" – 4:11


Version 2

The second version of ''We Are Pilots'' was released by SideCho Records in November 2005. For this album the tracks were re-recorded and the track listing re-organized; several tracks were removed and two new tracks were added. It also included a more complete CD booklet with lyrics and different artwork. # "Le Disko" – 3:23 # "You Are the One" – 4:20 # "Don't Cry Out" – 4:06 # "Rainy Monday" – 3:55 # "We Are Pilots" – 4:04 # "Shaken" – 3:44 # "Turn to Real Life" – 3:26 # "Waiting" – 4:19 # "When They Came for Us" – 4:23 # "Weather Girl" – 4:38 # "Photograph" – 3:50 # "Stripped (song), Stripped" – 3:30


Usage in other media

* "Le Disko" was featured on an episode of ''The Real World: Sydney'', in the soundtrack of the video game ''Burnout Dominator'', on an episode of ''So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3), So You Think You Can Dance'' in Lacey Schwimmer's solo, in episode 2 season 4 "Livin La Vida Loca" of ''The L Word'', in episode "Things I Forgot at Birth" of ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'', and on the soundtrack for the snowboard film ''People'' by MDP. *"Le Disko" is included in Logic Pro 8 as an entire session file. *"Le Disko" was also used as lead song on an ''America's Next Top Model'' cycle 8 commercial, in a commercial for the new season of ''Dancing with the Stars (US TV series), Dancing with the Stars'', in an advertisement for the ''Asia Extreme'' series on the Sundance Channel (United States), Sundance Channel, a commercial in Australia for Honda CR-V, and a commercial for the Motorola RAZR2. * "Weather Girl" was featured on an episode of ''The Real World: Denver'' * "You Are the One (Shiny Toy Guns song), You Are the One" was featured in a promo for American Broadcasting Company, ABC's hit television series ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice'', and on the 2009 edition of the UK series ''Hell's Kitchen (UK series 4), Hell's Kitchen''. * "Don't Cry Out" was used on the soundtrack for the snowboard film ''Follow Me Around'' by MDP. * "Starts With One" was used on the soundtrack for the extreme cycling film ''New World Disorder 8: Smackdown''. It was also used during a trailer for Smallville on the British entertainment channel E4 (channel), e4 in December 2008. * "Le Disko"'s music video has received over 2.5 million views on YouTube. * "You Are the One (Shiny Toy Guns song), You Are the One", "Le Disko", "Rainy Monday", "Dont Cry Out", "Starts With One" and "Waiting" were all featured on the United Kingdom, British programme Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road. *"Le Disko" was featured in the horror film ''Sorority Row'' in September 2009. * "Weather Girl" was used in the film ''Getting That Girl'' in early 2014.Netflix


Personnel

* Carah Faye Charnow – vocals * Chad Petree – vocals, guitar *
Jeremy Dawson Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is best known as the keyboardist of the American new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Bands Jeremy was the driving force behind the act Cloud2Ground. He is also the co-fo ...
– synths, bass * Mikey Martin – drums


Nominations

* Grammy Awards - Best Electronic/Dance Albu


References

{{Authority control Shiny Toy Guns albums 2006 albums Albums produced by Mark Saunders (record producer)