Artist · chart history
Pilate
Band Toronto Canada Formed 2006
Pilate formed in 2006 in Toronto, Canada. Pilate has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Into Your Hideout”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #34. The station that charted Pilate most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
Toronto's Pilate made their play in 2003 with Caught by the Window, released on MapleMusic Recordings, a piano-lit slab of alternative rock that treats melancholy like a widescreen event. The band was a four-piece: Todd Clark singing and playing piano, Chris Greenough on guitar, Ruby Bumrah on bass and Bill Keeley on drums. Clark had studied music at the University of Western Ontario; his three bandmates were all OCAD University graduates, which might explain why the songs sound as carefully framed as a gallery hang.
"Into Your Hideout" led the charge, a slow-building ache that swells rather than explodes, and "Melt Into The Walls" followed it onto the countdowns with the same moody glow. It's music for staring out of a streetcar window in the rain, earnest without ever turning mopey.
The name didn't stick. The band later rechristened itself Pilot Speed, but for a stretch of the early 2000s Pilate was the tag on some of the most quietly gorgeous Canadian rock around.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pilate on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Into Your Hideout | 3 | #34 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Melt Into The Walls | 1 | #104 | – | 2004 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34 | Into Your Hideout | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 104 | Melt Into The Walls | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 |
| 2003 | 50 | Into Your Hideout | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 79 | Into Your Hideout | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 |
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