Satellites (The Script album)

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Satellites
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Studio album by
Released16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)
Genre
Length35:12
Label BMG
Producer
The Script chronology
Sunsets & Full Moons
(2019)
Satellites
(2024)
Singles from Satellites
  1. "Both Ways"
    Released: 17 May 2024
  2. "At Your Feet"
    Released: 19 July 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Buzz Magazine3/5 [1]
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The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Satellites is the seventh studio album by Irish pop rock group the Script, released on 16 August 2024 through BMG Rights Management. It is their first album released by the band after Mark Sheehan's death in April 2023 from a brief illness, and it is also their first album to feature their bassist Benjamin Sargent who joined the band in May 2024. Lead guitarist Ben Weaver joined the band shortly after the band's recording. To date, "Satellites" is the the Script’s last studio album to be recorded as a trio.

Contents

Two singles were released from the album: "Both Ways" on 17 May 2024 and "At Your Feet" on 19 July 2024. The album was debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart and at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

To promote the album, the band are embarking on the Satellites World Tour from 2024 to 2025. The tour began in the United States, where they are an opening act for Pink alongside Gayle, KidCutUp, and Sheryl Crow on her Summer Carnival Tour, and will also travel through Europe, Australia and Asia. [4] [ failed verification ] [5]

Track listing

Satellites track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Both Ways" Steve Robson 3:07
2."Unsaid"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Josh Gray
  • James Barry
  • Conor Byrne
  • O'Donoghue
  • Jimbo Barry
2:07
3."Home Is Where the Hurt Is"
Matt Prime2:41
4."At Your Feet"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Robson
  • Hector
Robson3:26
5."Gone"
Robson2:20
6."Inside Out"
Mac3:29
7."Satellites"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Archer
3:21
8."One Thing I Got Right"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Archer
  • Barry [c]
3:00
9."Falling Flying"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Archer
  • O'Donoghue
  • Archer
3:16
10."Before You Go"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Power
  • O'Donoghue
  • Archer
3:01
11."Promise"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Barry
  • Hector
  • O'Donoghue
  • Barry
3:22
12."Run Run Run"
  • O'Donoghue
  • Barry
  • Sipe
  • O'Donoghue
  • Barry
2:42
Total length:35:12

Note

Personnel

The Script

Additional musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance for Satellites
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 91
Irish Albums (OCC) [9] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 67
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 2
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 1

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