Satellite (P.O.D. album)

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Satellite
POD-Satellite.jpg
Studio album by
P.O.D.
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
RecordedMarch – May 2001
Studio
Genre
Length53:04
Label Atlantic
Producer Howard 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [9]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

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.

Contents

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

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo.

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
European Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Whatever It Takes" (originally featured in the movie Any Given Sunday )4:02
Japanese Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Rock the Party (RTP remix)"3:58
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Alive" (semi-acoustic remix)3:25
17."Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One remix)3:55
18."Boom" (The Crystal Method remix)3:17
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
19."Set It Off" (live)4:42
20."Without Jah, Nothin'"2:47
21."Youth of the Nation" (live)4:18
22."Outkast" (live)5:22
23."Into the Satellite" (behind-the-scenes documentary)6:25
20th-anniversary remastered expanded edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Ridiculous" (demo)4:22
2."Hold You Again" (demo)4:12
3."Don't Try to Play Me Out" (School of Hard Knocks Demo)4:19
4."Armageddon" (demo)4:21
5."Critic" (2021 re-release)2:43
6."Sabbath" (track previously released on The Warriors - EP)4:32
7."School of Hard Knocks" (originally featured in the movie Little Nicky )4:06
8."Alive" (semi-acoustic remix)3:25
9."Rock the Party" (RTP remix)3:58
10."Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One remix)3:55
11."Youth of the Nation" (Mike$ki remix)4:08
12."Boom" (The Crystal Method remix)3:17

Personnel

P.O.D.

Ridiculous

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

Anything Right

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

Youth of the Nation

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

Miscellaneous

Assistant Engineers / Pro-Tools Editors

  • 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

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

Management

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

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [57] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [58] Platinum100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [59] Gold150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [60] Gold7,500^
Sweden (GLF) [61] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [62] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [63] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [64] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

2001 Grammy Awards

2002 MTV Video Music Awards

2002 Grammy Awards

2002 Teen Choice Music Awards

2003 Dove Awards

2003 Echo Awards

2003 Grammy Awards

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