We Are Pilots
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| Studio album by Shiny Toy Guns | ||||||||||
| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | New Wave Electroclash Indie rock Post-punk revival |
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| Length | 44:45 | |||||||||
| Label | Universal Motown (U.S.) Mercury Records (UK) |
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| Producer | Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Mark Saunders | |||||||||
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| Blender | [2] |
We Are Pilots is the major label debut album by Los Angeles-based band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on October 17, 2006 by Universal Motown[3] and is the third release by the band following two independently released versions of the album also titled We Are Pilots. The liner notes reflect this with "version 3.0".
The first single,"Le Disko", peaked at #26,[4] the second single, "You Are the One", peaked at #25,[5] and the third single, "Rainy Monday", reached #23[6] on the Alternative Songs chart. "Don't Cry Out" was originally announced to be the third single and continues to hold its place as an all-time fan favorite.[citation needed]
The album peaked at #90 on the Billboard 200[7] and #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[8] The album was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.[9]
Several We Are Pilots tracks originated with earlier influences of the founding band members, Chad and Jeremy. "Chemistry Of A Car Crash" and "Starts With One" developed from tracks of the same title from Chad's previous band, Dangerous Insects.[10] "You Are the One" has its roots in Jeremy's trance song "Neo", that was put out under the Slyder moniker. This song was used in the popular video games Grand Theft Auto III and FIFA 07.[11]
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Jeremy Dawson, except where noted.
- "You Are the One" (Dawson, Chad Petree, Stephen Petree) – 4:31
- "Le Disko" (Dawson, C. Petree) – 3:28
- "Starts with One" (C. Petree) – 3:46
- "When They Came for Us" – 4:25
- "Don't Cry Out" (Dawson, C. Petree) – 4:15
- "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, C. Petree) – 3:44
- "We Are Pilots" – 4:15
[edit] Bonus Tracks and Special Editions
- "I Promise You Walls" – 4:08 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)[12]
- "Rocketship" – 3:32 (UK exclusive bonus track)[13]
- "Weather Girl" – 4:42 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)[14]
- "Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch)" – 7:31 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)[14]
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[15] | 90 |
| U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[15] | 90 |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[15] | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100[16] | U.S. Modern Rock[17] | U.S. Dance Airplay[18] | UK Singles Chart |
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| 2006 | "Le Disko" | 114 | 26 | — | — |
| 2007 | "You Are the One" | — | 25 | 23 | 94 |
| 2007 | "Rainy Monday" | — | 23 | — | — |
[edit] Earlier versions
[edit] Version 1
We Are Pilots was first released by Stormwest International on January 1, 2005.[citation needed]
- "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
- "Ritz" – 2:46
- "Rocketship" – 3:28
- "I Promise You Walls" – 4:11
[edit] Version 2
The second version of We Are Pilots was released by Sidecho Records in November 2005.[citation needed] 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" – 3:30
[edit] Usage in other media
- "Le Disko" was featured on an episode of The Real World: Sydney,[19] in the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Dominator, on an episode of So You Think You Can Dance in Lacey Schwimmer's solo,[20] in episode 2 season 4 "Livin La Vida Loca" of The L Word, in episode "Things I Forgot at Birth" of One Tree Hill,[21] and on the soundtrack for the snowboard film People by MDP.
- "Le Disko" is included in Logic Pro 8 as an entire session file.[citation needed]
- "Le Disko" was also used as lead song on an America's Next Top Model cycle 8 commercial[citation needed], in a commercial for the new season of Dancing with the Stars[citation needed], in an advertisement for the Asia Extreme series on the Sundance Channel[citation needed], a commercial in Australia for Honda CR-V[citation needed], and a commercial for the Motorola RAZR2[citation needed].
- "Weather Girl" was featured on an episode of The Real World: Denver[22]
- "You Are the One" was featured in a promo for ABC's hit television series Private Practice[citation needed], and on the 2009 edition of the UK series Hell's Kitchen[citation needed].
- "Don't Cry Out" was used on the soundtrack for the snowboard film Follow Me Around by MDP.[citation needed]
- "Starts With One" was used on the soundtrack for the extreme cycling film New World Disorder 8: Smackdown.[citation needed] It was also used during a trailer for Smallville on the British entertainment channel e4 in December 2008.[citation needed]
- "Le Disko"'s music video has received over 2.5 million views on Youtube.[citation needed]
- "You Are the One", "Le Disko", "Rainy Monday", "Dont Cry Out", "Starts With One" and "Waiting" were all featured on the British programme Waterloo Road.[citation needed]
- "Le Disko" was featured in the horror film Sorority Row in September 2009.[23]
[edit] Personnel
- Carah Faye Charnow – vocals
- Chad Petree – vocals, guitar
- Jeremy Dawson – synths, bass
- Mikey Martin – drums
[edit] Nominations
- Grammy Awards - Best Electronic/Dance Album [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ "Shiny Toy Guns: We Are Pilots". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r861427. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Le Disko Chart". Billboard 200. Billboard 200. http://m.billboard.com/album/shiny-toy-guns/girls-le-disko-the-remixes/1299382t#/song/shiny-toy-guns/le-disko/8308083. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ "You Are the One Chart". Billboard 200. Billboard 200. http://m.billboard.com/album/shiny-toy-guns/girls-le-disko-the-remixes/1299382#/song/shiny-toy-guns/you-are-the-one/8308082. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ "Rainy Monday Chart". Billboard 200. Billboard 200. http://m.billboard.com/album/shiny-toy-guns/girls-le-disko-the-remixes/1299382#/song/shiny-toy-guns/rainy-monday/8308089. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
- ^ "Shiny Toy Guns We Are Pilots charts". Billboard 200. Billboard 200. http://www.billboard.com/album/shiny-toy-guns/we-are-pilots/808522#/album/shiny-toy-guns/we-are-pilots/808522. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ "Shiny Toy Guns: We Are Pilots Charts & Awards, Billboard Albums". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r861427. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "50th Grammy Nominees Announced". About.com. The New York Times Company. http://dancemusic.about.com/od/conference/a/50GramNomAnn.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Dangerous Insects Myspace". http://www.myspace.com/dangerousinsects. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ ""Neo" on Video Game Soundtrack". http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/.
- ^ "We Are Pilots, Best Buy Exclusive". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r932424. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "We Are Pilots, Bonus Track". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1039555. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ a b "We Are Pilots by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Preview. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=200925387&id=200925333&s=143441. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ a b c "We Are Pilots - Shiny Toy Guns". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/shiny-toy-guns/we-are-pilots/808522. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos[dead link]
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos[dead link]
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos[dead link]
- ^ "Summary page for Episode 1 ("G'Day, Australia!") at". Mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-season19/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=118435. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ Show 321/322 Performance at FOX.com[dead link]
- ^ One Tree Hill Featured Music[dead link]
- ^ "Episode 3: The Morning After at". Mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/realworld-season18/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=104490. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
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