Satellite (Nickelback song)

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"Satellite"
Single by Nickelback
from the album No Fixed Address
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Recorded2013–14
Genre Rock
Length3:47
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nickelback
  • Chris Baseford
Nickelback singles chronology
"She Keeps Me Up"
(2015)		"Satellite"
(2015)		"Get 'Em Up"
(2015)
Music video
"Satellite" on YouTube

"Satellite" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback for their eighth studio album, No Fixed Address (2014). A pop rock "power ballad" about an all-encompassing love, the song was written by group members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake with Josh Ramsay and David Hodges. Nickelback co-produced the track with Chris Baseford. "Satellite" was released March 23, 2015 as the album's sixth single and serves as the second pop single in continental Europe. The song was later serviced to hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 11, 2015 as the album's third pop single in North America. [1]

Contents

An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Nigel Dick, serves as the second half of a two-part story started in the video for "Get 'Em Up". Music critics were divided on their opinion of "Satellite", with some praising the ballad form and others labelling the song as "cliché." The song only charted in Canada, where it peaked outside the top 40 on the national adult contemporary chart.

Release and promotion

In January 2015, Universal Music Germany announced "Satellite" as the album's second European single, with the release date yet to be determined. [2] Nickelback opted for three region-specific releases for the album's second pop single after "What Are You Waiting For?": "Miss You" was released in the United Kingdom and "She Keeps Me Up" was released in North America, both in February 2015, [3] [4] and "Satellite" was released to continental Europe. [2] This release materialized on March 23, 2015. [5]

The group uploaded an official lyric video for the song on March 18, 2015. [6] Republic Records announced that "Satellite" would serve as the album's third pop single in the United States and serviced the song to the hot adult contemporary radio format on May 11, 2015. [1] "Satellite" was also released as the third radio single in the United Kingdom, being added to the BBC Radio 2 B List for the week ending May 23, 2015. [7]

Critical reception

Chase Hunt of AXS TV wrote that "Satellite" was an indicator of where "the creative juices seem to start running out" on the album, calling the song a "cliché tune" about love. [8] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic complimented "Satellite" and "Miss You" as examples of Nickelback's sweet spot, writing that "the power ballad "Satellite" ... could easily be mistaken for adult contemporary pop from Y2K." [9] Jeremy Thomas of 411 Mania criticized the song's formulaic composition, writing that "Satellite" "makes grand but meaningless statements... and sounds audibly like just about every rock ballad they've done." [10]

Music video

The official music video for "Satellite" was directed by Nigel Dick and forms the second half of a two-part story that begins in the video for "Get 'Em Up". [11] [12] Both videos premiered on June 25, 2015. [13] Following the failed bank robbery attempt in the first video, the protagonist and his girlfriend are on the run from the authorities. The clip finds the two enjoying a few minutes of togetherness at a house they have broken into. [14] At the end of the video, the two are arrested.

Tracklist

  1. "Satellite" (Radio Edit)

Charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [15] 42

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
EuropeMarch 23, 2015 Universal [5]
United StatesMay 11, 2015 Hot adult contemporary radio Republic [1]
United KingdomMay 23, 2015Radio airplayUniversal [7]

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