Satellite (P.O.D. album)

Summary

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
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
RecordedMarch – May 2001
Studio
Genre
Length53:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerHoward Benson
P.O.D. chronology
The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
(1999)
Satellite
(2001)
Payable on Death
(2003)
Singles from Satellite
  1. "Alive"
    Released: July 31, 2001[2]
  2. "Youth of the Nation"
    Released: November 27, 2001[3]
  3. "Boom"
    Released: April 8, 2002[4]
  4. "Satellite"
    Released: August 5, 2002[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Cross Rhythms[7]
Entertainment.ie[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[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]

Album information edit

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".

Reception edit

  • Rolling Stone (9/27/2001, pp. 67–8) – 4 stars out of 5 – "Explodes beyond the confines of what has become a played-out sound... songs on a passion so fierce they're almost exhausting to listen to.... Without resorting to ham-fisted angst, P.O.D. push all the right emotional buttons."[12]
  • Spin (p. 89) – "[They] sang from the heart about school shootings, losing parents, and being truly alive."
  • Q (1/02, p. 106) – 3 out of 5 stars - "...heavy, angry, and very, very loud....many songs have messages of peace and spirituality....their Gen-X angst sounds genuine..."
  • CMJ (10/1/2001, p. 16) – "[Its] honest spiritual subject matter coupled with crack-your-skull riffs work like a well-oiled machine."[17]
  • Revolver put Satellite on its list called "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own".[18]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo, except where noted

Tracks
No.TitleLength
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
B-sides
No.TitleLength
16."Critic" (from the maxi-single Satellite) 
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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" 
Re-released bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
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
20th anniversary remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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
  • A special edition re-release was released a year after the original album release, and featured the bonus tracks version

Personnel edit

P.O.D. edit

Ridiculous edit

  • Eek-A-Mouse – additional vocals
  • Steve Russell – guitar tech, pre-production assistance

Anything Right edit

  • Christian Lindskog – additional vocals
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Suzy Katayama – string arrangement and conducting

Youth of the Nation edit

  • D.J. Harper, Jonnie Hall, Colin Sasaki, Nils Montan, Laurie Schillinger, Meagan Moore, Ayanna Williams, Healey Moore – children's choir
  • Bobbi Page – contractor

Miscellaneous edit

Assistant Engineers / Pro-Tools Editors edit

  • Matt Silva and Steve Kaplan – assistant mix engineers
  • Duane Barron – additional assistant engineer
  • Bobby Brooks – additional assistant engineering, Pro-Tools editing
  • Jim Foster – Pro-Tools Editing

Technicians edit

  • Andres Torres – guitar tech
  • Gary Girsh – drum tech

Management edit

  • Martie Kolbl – project coordination
  • Craig Rosen – project administration

Artwork edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
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.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards edit

2001 Grammy Awards edit

  • Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for "Alive" (nominated)

2002 MTV Video Music Awards edit

  • Best Video of the Year for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Group Video for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Rock Video for "Youth of the Nation" (nominated)
  • Best Direction for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Best Special Effects for "Alive" (nominated)
  • Viewer's Choice for "Alive" (nominated)

2002 Grammy Awards edit

  • Best Hard Rock Performance for "Youth of the Nation" (nomination)

2002 Teen Choice Music Awards edit

  • Choice Rock Track for "Youth of the Nation" (nomination)
  • Choice Album for "Satellite" (nomination)

2003 Dove Awards edit

  • Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year for "Boom" (Won)
  • Song of the Year for "Youth of the Nation" (nominated)

2003 Echo Awards edit

  • Echo Award for Best International Rock/Alternative Group for Satellite (won)

2003 Grammy Awards edit

  • Best Metal Performance for "Portrait" (nomination)

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