Satellite is the fourth studio album by American Christian nu metal band P.O.D. The album was released on September 11, 2001 debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 133,000 copies sold. It spent five consecutive weeks in the top 10 of that chart.
Satellite | ||||
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Released | September 11, 2001 | |||
Recorded | March – May 2001 | |||
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Length | 53:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Howard Benson | |||
P.O.D. chronology | ||||
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Singles from Satellite | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Cross Rhythms | [7] |
Entertainment.ie | [8] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
Jesus Freak Hideout | [10] |
Los Angeles Times | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
It went on to sell over three million copies in the U.S., and over seven million worldwide,[13] making it the band's highest-selling album. Satellite was placed at No. 137 on the Billboard's top 200 albums of the decade (2000–2009).[14] It was the 117th best-selling album of 2001[15] and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.[16]
Satellite produced four singles with music videos; "Alive", "Youth of the Nation", "Boom", and title track, "Satellite".
"Alive" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Although not released as a single, "Portrait" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards. "Youth of the Nation" also earned a nomination in 2003 for "Best Hard Rock Performance".
All tracks are written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Set It Off" | 4:16 |
2. | "Alive" | 3:23 |
3. | "Boom" | 3:08 |
4. | "Youth of the Nation" | 4:19 |
5. | "Celestial" | 1:24 |
6. | "Satellite" | 3:30 |
7. | "Ridiculous" (featuring Eek-a-Mouse) | 4:17 |
8. | "The Messenjah" | 4:19 |
9. | "Guitarras de Amor" | 1:14 |
10. | "Anything Right" (featuring Christian Lindskog) | 4:17 |
11. | "Ghetto" | 3:37 |
12. | "Masterpiece Conspiracy" | 3:11 |
13. | "Without Jah, Nothin" (featuring H.R.) | 3:42 |
14. | "Thinking About Forever" | 3:46 |
15. | "Portrait" | 4:32 |
Total length: | 53:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Critic" (from the maxi-single Satellite) |
No. | Title | Length |
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18. | "Whatever It Takes" (originally featured in the movie Any Given Sunday, this was a bonus track on European releases) | 4:02 |
19. | "Rock the Party (RTP remix)" (bonus track included on Japanese releases) | 3:58 |
20. | "School of Hard Knocks" |
No. | Title | Length |
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20. | "Alive" (semi-acoustic remix) | 3:25 |
21. | "Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One remix) | 3:55 |
22. | "Boom" (The Crystal Method remix) | 3:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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23. | "Set It Off" (live) | 4:42 |
24. | "Without Jah, Nothin'" | 2:47 |
25. | "Youth of the Nation" (live) | 4:18 |
26. | "Outkast" (live) | 5:22 |
27. | "Into the Satellite" (behind-the-scenes documentary) | 6:25 |
No. | Title | Length |
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28. | "Ridiculous" (demo) | 4:22 |
29. | "Hold You Again" (demo) | 4:12 |
30. | "Don't Try to Play Me Out" (School of Hard Knocks Demo) | 4:19 |
31. | "Armageddon" (demo) | 4:21 |
32. | "Critic" (2021 re-release) | 2:43 |
33. | "Sabbath" (track previously released on The Warriors - EP) | 4:32 |
34. | "School of Hard Knocks" (2021 re-release) | 4:06 |
35. | "Rock the Party (RTP Remix)" | 3:58 |
36. | "Youth of the Nation (Mike$ki Remix)" | 4:08 |
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
Decade-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[57] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[58] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[59] | Gold | 150,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[60] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Sweden (GLF)[61] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[62] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[63] | Gold | 100,000* |
United States (RIAA)[64] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |