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We Are Pilots is the debut studio album 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[3] 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 and Jeremy Dawson's previous project, Dangerous Insects.[4] Musically, We Are Pilots primarily uses influences of both rock music and electronic music, including elements of alternative rock, indie rock, pop, electropop, post-punk revival and disco, with the band receiving comparisons to The Killers and Franz Ferdinand.[5]

We Are Pilots
Studio album by Shiny Toy Guns
Released	October 17, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	New wave, electroclash, indie rock, post-punk revival
Length	44:19
Label	Universal Motown (US) Mercury (UK)
Producer	Jeremy Dawson, Chad Petree, Mark Saunders
Shiny Toy Guns chronology
We Are Pilots (2006) Season of Poison (2008)
Singles from We Are Pilots
"Le Disko" Released: August 7, 2006 "You Are the One" Released: April 23, 2007 "Rainy Monday" Released: 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]

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".[5][6] It topped the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart whilst also reaching number 90 on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.[7] The album spawned three singles: "Le Disko", "You Are the One" and "Rainy Monday", all of which peaked within the Alternative Songs chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Jeremy Dawson, except where noted.

1. "You Are the One" (Dawson, Chad Petree, Stephen Petree) – 4:30
2. "Le Disko" (Dawson, S. Petree) – 3:23
3. "Starts with One" (C. Petree) – 3:45
4. "When They Came for Us" – 4:24
5. "Don't Cry Out" (Dawson, C. Petree) – 4:10
6. "Chemistry of a Car Crash" (C. Petree, Dan Leone) – 3:51
7. "Waiting" (C. Petree) – 4:21
8. "Rainy Monday" (S. Petree, C. Petree) – 3:59
9. "Jackie Will Save Me" – 3:59
10. "Shaken" (Dawson, S. Petree) – 3:43
11. "We Are Pilots" – 4:14

Bonus Tracks and Special Editions

• "I Promise You Walls" – 4:08 (Best Buy exclusive bonus track)[8]
• "Rocketship" – 3:32 (UK exclusive bonus track)[9]
• "Weather Girl" – 4:42 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)[10]
• "Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch)" – 7:31 (iTunes exclusive bonus track)[10]

Charts

Album

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[11]	90
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[11]	90
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[11]	1

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100[12]	U.S. Modern Rock[13]	U.S. Dance Airplay[14]	UK Singles Chart
2006	"Le Disko"	114	26	—	—
2007	"You Are the One"	—	25	23	94
2007	"Rainy Monday"	—	23	—	—

Earlier versions

Version 1

We Are Pilots was first released by Stormwest International on January 1, 2005.^{[citation needed]}

1. "Don't Cry Out" – 4:15
2. "Rainy Monday" – 3:59
3. "Photograph" – 3:54
4. "Le Disko" – 3:28
5. "Shaken" – 3:56
6. "Turn to Real Life" – 3:30
7. "We Are Pilots" – 4:02
8. "Weather Girl" – 4:42
9. "Waiting" – 4:25
10. "When They Came for Us" – 4:27
11. "Joel's Theme" – 2:52
12. "Sky Fell Over Me" – 3:56
13. "Ritz" – 2:46
14. "Rocketship" – 3:28
15. "I Promise You Walls" – 4:11

Version 2

The second version of We Are Pilots was released by SideCho Records in November 2005.[15] 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.

1. "Le Disko" – 3:23
2. "You Are the One" – 4:20
3. "Don't Cry Out" – 4:06
4. "Rainy Monday" – 3:55
5. "We Are Pilots" – 4:04
6. "Shaken" – 3:44
7. "Turn to Real Life" – 3:26
8. "Waiting" – 4:19
9. "When They Came for Us" – 4:23
10. "Weather Girl" – 4:38
11. "Photograph" – 3:50
12. "Stripped" – 3:30

Usage in other media

• "Le Disko" was featured on an episode of The Real World: Sydney,[16] in the soundtrack of the video game Burnout Dominator, on an episode of So You Think You Can Dance in Lacey Schwimmer's solo,[17] in episode 2 season 4 "Livin La Vida Loca" of The L Word, in episode "Things I Forgot at Birth" of One Tree Hill,[18] 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[19]
• "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.[20]
• "Weather Girl" was used in the film Getting That Girl in early 2014.[21]

Personnel

• Carah Faye Charnow – vocals
• Chad Petree – vocals, guitar
• Jeremy Dawson – synths, bass
• Mikey Martin – drums

Nominations

• Grammy Awards - Best Electronic/Dance Album

References

На других языках

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[es] We Are Pilots

We Are Pilots es el álbum debut de la banda de Los Ángeles, Shiny Toy Guns. Fue lanzado el 17 de octubre del 2005 por Universal Motown y es el tercer lanzamiento de la banda tras sus dos álbumes lanzados independientemente y también titulados “We Are Pilots”, Los críticos lo titulan como la versión 3.0. El álbum contiene el sencillo “Le Disko”, fue usada en el publicitado comercial de la serie de televisión de realidad America's Next Top Model “Cycle 8”. Le Disko también es utilizada como banda sonora del juego de Playstation, Burnout Dominator y “You Are The One” es utilizada para el videojuego FIFA 07.

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