Satellite (Lena Meyer-Landrut song)

"Satellite"
Single by Lena Meyer-Landrut
from the album My Cassette Player
B-side "Love Me"
"Bee"
Released 13 March 2010
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop[1]
Length 2:54
Label USFO, Universal Music Germany
Writer(s) Julie Frost, John Gordon
Producer Brix, Ingo Politz, Bernd Wendlandt, John Gordon
Certification Germany: 2 × Platinum[2]
Lena Meyer-Landrut singles chronology
"Bee"
(2010)		 Satellite
(2010)		 "Love Me"
(2010)
Alternative cover
"Satellite" international cover
Germany "Satellite"
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry
Country Germany
Artist(s) Lena Meyer-Landrut
As Lena
Language English
Composer(s) Julie Frost, John Gordon
Lyricist(s) Julie Frost
Finals performance
Final result 1st
Final points 246
Appearance chronology
◄ Miss Kiss Kiss Bang (2009)   

"Satellite" is a song performed by German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, written by American Julie Frost[3] and Dane John Gordon. It was Germany's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen via televoting during the national Eurovision pre-selection show Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo) on 12 March 2010. It was made available for digital download the following day, becoming Germany's fastest selling digital release ever. "Satellite" debuted at number one in the German singles chart and has since been certified double platinum.[2] On 29 May 2010 it won the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with 246 points.[4][5]

Contents

Production and song selection

"Satellite" is a pop song,[1] written by American songwriter Julie Frost and Danish songwriter John Gordon.[6] The lyrics describe the thoughts of a woman in love ("I got it bad for you"), who is frustrated at being ignored ("I went everywhere for you/ I even did my hair for you/ I bought new underwear they're blue/ And I wore it just the other day.") and compares herself to a lonely traveller ("Like a satellite I'm in orbit all the way around you/ And I would fall out into the night/ Can't go a minute without your love."), but on the other hand seems to draw a kind of masochistic pleasure from her pain.[7][8] Gordon has said it is a "bubbly" song, "pretty easy and sweet with cheerful lyrics" and "three chords". Frost, the song's lyricist, explained, "It deals with all the crazy hidden things a girl does and feels when she is in love. A man can make her feel everything at once, joyful but also tormented and helpless."[9]

The song was submitted for consideration to Universal Music Germany as one of approximately 300 titles for the talent show Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), a newly created national television programme to select the German entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[10] "Satellite" was eventually chosen as one of four songs (alongside "Bee", "I Care for You" and "Love Me") to be performed in the final of Unser Star für Oslo on 12 March 2010. A ballad version was sung by contestant Jennifer Braun. Through televoting, the audience chose "Satellite" to be Meyer-Landrut's designated song in case she won the show. In a second round of voting, Meyer-Landrut with "Satellite" was picked as Germany's entry for the 55th Eurovision Song Contest.[11]

The recording of "Satellite" was produced by John Gordon, Andre "Brix" Buchmann, Ingo Politz and Bernd Wendtland. It was remastered by Sascha "Busy" Bühren.[12]

Release

On 13 March 2010, all six songs performed in the final of Unser Star für Oslo were made available for digital download on iTunes Germany and Musicload.de. The maxi single of Meyer-Landrut's "Satellite", which also includes her other two songs from the final, "Bee" and "Love Me", was released three days later on 16 March 2010.[1] All songs were released on the specially created record label USFO, a cooperation between Universal Music Germany and Raab TV/Brainpool, the production companies of Unser Star für Oslo.[13]

"Satellite" sold over 100,000 downloads in its first week, becoming Germany's fastest selling digital release ever.[13] It debuted at number one in the German singles chart, and was eligible to be certified gold after the first week and platinum after the fourth week of its release.[13][14] The song has remained at number one for five consecutive weeks in Germany.[15] After winning the Eurovision Song Contest on 29 May 2010, "Satellite" regained its top position in Germany for one week and also peaked at number one in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.[16][17][18][19][20] It also topped Billboard's European Hot 100 singles chart,[21] being the first Eurovision song to achieve this.[22]

"Satellite" is included on Meyer-Landrut's debut album My Cassette Player, which was released on 7 May 2010.[23]

Music video

The music video for "Satellite" was shot during the night of the final on the television stage of Unser Star für Oslo in Cologne.[24] It features no story line or any change of scenery, but instead focuses entirely on Meyer-Landrut as she sings and dances on a darkened stage with some spotlights behind her.[6]

On 16 March 2010, the video premiered on public broadcaster Das Erste right before Germany's most watched evening news bulletin Tagesschau. Shortly after, it was simultaneously shown on four private stations (Sat.1, ProSieben, kabel eins, N24) before the start of their evening prime time programmes.[24]

Eurovision Song Contest

Meyer-Landrut during a dress rehearsal at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

"Satellite" was Germany's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. By representing a "big four" country, it was automatically qualified for the final. Germany received a wild card during the running order draw, which allowed the German representatives to pick the country's position for the final. They chose position 22 out of the 25 spots. Meyer-Landrut arrived one week before the show in Oslo, Norway, where she completed five rehearsals of "Satellite". Prior to the final, the song was considered as one of the favourites. Bookmakers regarded it second favourite behind Azerbaijan's "Drip Drop", while Google projected it would win based on search volume in the participating countries.[25][26] According to Norway's Aftenposten, Meyer-Landrut received the most attention of all participants.[27]

The final was held on 29 May 2010 at Oslo's Telenor Arena. Appearing fourth from last, Meyer-Landrut wore a simple black dress and performed on a bare stage with four backing singers. Her pared-back presentation reflected a trend that has had success at recent Eurovisions, as it did not feature any form of choreography, dancers or elaborate stage show.[28] "Satellite" received a total of 246 points, giving Germany its first victory since 1982, and the first win as a unified country. It also became the first winning-song from a Big-Four country since Katrina and the Waves' victory for United Kingdom in 1997. The song won over Turkey's entry "We Could Be the Same" with a margin of 76 points, the second-biggest in Eurovision history, second only to Alexander Rybak's margin of 169 points in the 2009 contest. "Satellite" received the maximum 12 points nine times and received points from all but five countries.[5]

Formats and track listings

Digital release
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Satellite"   Julie Frost, John Gordon Brix, Ingo Politz, Bernd Wendlandt, Gordon 2:54
Maxi single
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Love Me"   Stefan Raab, Lena Meyer-Landrut Raab 2:59
2. "Satellite"   Frost, Gordon Brix, Politz, Wendlandt, Gordon 2:54
3. "Bee"   Rosi Golan, Per Kristian Ottestad, Mayaeni Strauss Ottestad 2:59

Credits and personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[29] 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[30] 2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[31] 4
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] 6
Czech Republic (IFPI)[33] 25
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 1
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[34] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[35] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[36] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 2
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[38] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 1
Slovakia (IFPI)[39] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[20] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[41] 30

Certifications

Country Certifications
Germany 2 × Platinum[2]
Sweden Gold[42]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Alors on danse" by Stromae
"Wavin' Flag" by K'naan		 German Singles Chart number-one single
26 March 2010 – 29 April 2010 (first run)
11 June 2010 – 17 June 2010 (second run)		 Succeeded by
"Don't Believe" by Mehrzad Marashi
"Wavin' Flag" by K'naan
Preceded by
"Stereo Love" by Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina		 Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
1 June 2010 – 7 June 2010		 Succeeded by
"Glow" by Madcon
Finnish Mitä hittiä number-one single
2 June 2010 – 15 June 2010		 Succeeded by
"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
by Shakira
Preceded by
"Manboy" by Eric Saade		 Swedish Sverigetopplistan number-one single
4 June 2010 – 24 June 2010		 Succeeded by
Gamla Ullevi by Kent
Preceded by
"Alors on danse" by Stromae		 Danish Tracklisten number-one single
11 June 2010 – 18 June 2010		 Succeeded by
"The Danish Way to Rock"
by Nephew feat. Landsholdet
Preceded by
"Wavin' Flag" by K'naan		 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
13 June 2010 – 19 June 2010		 Succeeded by
"Wavin' Flag" by K'naan
Preceded by
"Alors on danse" by Stromae		 European Hot 100 number one single
19 June 2010 – 25 June 2010
Preceded by
"Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak		 Eurovision Song Contest winners
2010		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

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External links

Lena Meyer-Landrut
Studio albums
My Cassette Player
Singles
"Satellite"  · "Touch a New Day"
Other Songs
"Bee"  · "Love Me"
Related articles

Discography  · Unser Star für Oslo  · Eurovision Song Contest 2010  · Stefan Raab  · Jennifer Braun  · Uwu Lena
Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
1950s

"Refrain"  · "Net als toen"  · "Dors, mon amour"  · "Een beetje"
1960s

"Tom Pillibi"  · "Nous les amoureux"  · "Un premier amour"  · "Dansevise"  · "Non ho l'età"  · "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"  · "Merci, Chérie"  · "Puppet on a String"  · "La, la, la"  · "Boom Bang-a-Bang"  · "Un jour, un enfant"  · "De troubadour"  · "Vivo cantando"
1970s

"All Kinds of Everything"  · "Un banc, un arbre, une rue"  · "Après toi"  · "Tu te reconnaîtras"  · "Waterloo"  · "Ding-A-Dong"  · "Save Your Kisses for Me"  · "L'oiseau et l'enfant"  · "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"  · "Hallelujah"
1980s

"What's Another Year"  · "Making Your Mind Up"  · "Ein bißchen Frieden"  · "Si la vie est cadeau"  · "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"  · "La det swinge"  · "J'aime la vie"  · "Hold Me Now"  · "Ne partez pas sans moi"  · "Rock Me"
1990s

"Insieme: 1992"  · "Fångad av en stormvind"  · "Why Me?"  · "In Your Eyes"  · "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"  · "Nocturne"  · "The Voice"  · "Love Shine a Light"  · "Diva"  · "Take Me to Your Heaven"
2000s

"Fly on the Wings of Love"  · "Everybody"  · "I Wanna"  · "Everyway That I Can"  · "Wild Dances"  · "My Number One"  · "Hard Rock Hallelujah"  · "Molitva"  · "Believe"  · "Fairytale"
2010s
"Satellite"
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Final
(by final results)
1. "Satellite" · 2. "We Could Be the Same" · 3. "Playing with Fire" · 4. "In a Moment Like This" · 5. "Drip Drop" · 6. "Me and My Guitar" · 7. "Apricot Stone" · 8. "OPA!" · 9. "Shine" · 10. "Sweet People" · 11. "Lost and Forgotten" · 12. "Allez Ola Olé" · 13. "Ovo je Balkan" · 14. "Milim" · 15. "Algo pequeñito" · 16. "It's All About You" · 17. "Thunder and Lightning" · 18. "Há dias assim" · 19. "Je ne sais quoi" · 20. "My Heart Is Yours" · 21. "Life Looks Better in Spring" · 22. "Run Away" · 23. "It's for You" · 24. "Butterflies" · 25. "That Sounds Good to Me"
Semi-final only
(did not qualify
for the final)
Semi-final 1
"Horehronie" · "Jas ja imam silata" · "Legenda" · "My Dream" · "Siren" · "Työlki ellää" · "What For?"
Semi-final 2
"Angel si ti" · "Eastern European Funk" · "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" · "Il pleut de l'or" · "Lako je sve" · "Narodnozabavni rock" · "This Is My Life"
Withdrawn
"Far Away" · "I Love You" · "To Be Free"