Starfighter Pilot

For the song, see Starfighter Pilot (song).

Starfighter Pilot is an EP by Northern Irish–Scottish alternative rock band Snow Patrol, released on 15 June 1997 through Electric Honey.^[1] The EP was released under the name Polarbear, the band's second name after Shrug. The name Polarbear was later changed to Snow Patrol because the band discovered the existence of another band with that name.^[2]

Starfighter Pilot
EP by Polarbear
Released	15 June 1997
Recorded	Chamber Studios, Edinburgh
Genre	Alternative rock Indie rock
Length	8:21
Label	Electric Honey
Producer	Jamie Watson
Polarbear chronology
The Yogurt vs. Yogurt Debate (1995) Starfighter Pilot (1997) Songs for Polarbears (1998)

Information

The song "Starfighter Pilot" was later featured on the band's debut album, Songs for Polarbears (1998) and was later released as the fourth and final single of the album.^[3]

The EP remains a rare find and is popular among collectors. The song "Holy Cow" later appeared as a bonus track on the U.S. release of "Songs for Polarbears".^[4] The song "Safety" though, has not been released anywhere else, nor has the EP been re-issued.

Track listing

1. "Starfighter Pilot" - 3:21
2. "Holy Cow" - 1:54
3. "Safety" - 3:06

Personnel

Polarbear

• Gary Lightbody - vocals, guitar
• Mark McClelland - bass guitar, keyboards

Other personnel

Richard Colburn - drums, keyboards Stuart Murdoch - vocals, wooden flute, piano on track 3 Jamie Watson - producer, engineer

David McClelland - photography Ross Wilson - photography Divine Inc. - artwork[5]