| "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" | ||||
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| Single by Sting | ||||
| from the album Mercury Falling | ||||
| Released | 13 February 1996 | |||
| Studio | Lake House (Wiltshire) | |||
| Genre | Adult contemporary[1] | |||
| Length | 6:43 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sting | |||
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| "Sting - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" on YouTube | ||||
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" is a song by the English musician Sting. It was released as the lead single from his fifth solo studio album Mercury Falling on 13 February 1996. The soul-influenced track was inspired by a friend suffering from AIDS, and the impact such an event can have on one's outlook on life.[2]
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" reached the top 20 in Sting's native UK.[3] The song was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards.[4]
- ^ "Sting – Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Q – Sting Interview". sting.com. May 1996. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Sting Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Kot, Greg (8 January 1997). "Pumpkins a Smash with 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 February 2023.