We Are Pilots (v3.0)

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studio album
First released:
Jan 2005

Overview Edit

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 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 the second single, "You Are the One", peaked at #25 and the third single, "Rainy Monday", reached #23 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.

The album peaked at #90 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. The album was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.

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. "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.

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This particular version Edit

Version description:
v3.0
Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
1730822
Release dates:
  • Oct 17 2006 in United States

Genres

Electroclash, Electronic, Indie, Indie Pop, Synthpop, Electronica. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Beautiful piece of work
3 years in the making, Shiny Toy Guns have finally released their first album via a major record label. For those of you who do not know, many of the songs on this album are the 3rd 'released' version of them. Having followed them for almost a year and a half, I can honestly say that I am very pround and very pleased with this band's success. They are great people that make even greater music. The clarity and depth of all the songs on the album is superb. The 'final' versions of all the songs (e…
Written by Griff "Masster Genyus"
3 stars A Small Band with Big Ambitions
I bought this CD on a recommendation from a friend, and overall I'm pretty happy with it. The main thing to keep in mind about We Are Pilots is that it goes for the biggest emotions, and then aims its songs at the biggest audience. This is a very pop-oriented album, with very little subtlety to it.

The first song that really got my attention is "Le Disko"--how could you miss it? A very hot and seductive track, with sleazy beats and the-girls-are-in-control lyrics. "When They Came for Us" pines …
Written by Erik Russell Olson

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Other versions Edit

We Are Pilots 15 tracks v1.0
format: 1 x CD
release dates: Jan 2005 in United States
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12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Nov 2005 in United States
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12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Oct 17 2006 in United States
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We Are Pilots 12 tracks v2.0
format: 1 x CD
release dates: Nov 22 2005
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We Are Pilots 12 tracks v3.1
format: 1 x CD
release dates: Apr 24 2007 in UK
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