Drop the Pilot

"Drop the Pilot"
Single by Joan Armatrading
from the album The Key
B-side	"Business Is Business"
Released	January 22, 1983
Recorded	1982-1983
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	3:39
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Joan Armatrading
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Joan Armatrading singles chronology
"No Love" (1982) "Drop the Pilot" (1983) "Temptation" (1985)

"Drop the Pilot" is a song written and originally performed by Joan Armatrading. 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, peaking at #11. The single was Armatrading's only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #78 on June 25, 1983.

"Drop the Pilot"
Single by Mandy Moore
from the album Coverage
Released	2003
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:39
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Joan Armatrading
Mandy Moore singles chronology
"Have a Little Faith in Me" (2003) "Drop the Pilot" (2003) "Senses Working Overtime" (2004)

Mandy Moore version

A version of the song by Mandy Moore, included as a track on her album Coverage, saw limited release as that album's second single in Brazil and the Philippines.

A video was produced as a demo for Kodak's Vision2 500T series motion picture film. 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.

External links

• "Drop the Pilot" lyrics from Joan Armatrading's official website