Satellite (P.O.D. album)

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Satellite
Studio album by P.O.D.
Released September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
Recorded March — May 2001 at Bay 7 in Valley Village, California and Sparky Dark in Calabasas, California
Genre Nu metal, rap metal, alternative metal, reggae rock
Length 53:04
Label Atlantic
Producer Howard Benson, P.O.D.
P.O.D. chronology

The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
(1999)		 Satellite
(2001)		 Payable on Death
(2003)
Singles from Satellite
  1. "Alive"
    Released: July 4, 2001
  2. "Youth of the Nation"
    Released: December 25, 2001
  3. "Boom"
    Released: May 14, 2002
  4. "Satellite"
    Released: August 20, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Cross Rhythms [2]
Entertainment.ie [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
Rolling Stone [7]

Satellite is the fourth studio album and the second major label release by 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 5 consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of that chart.

It went on to sell over 3 million copies in the U.S., and over 7 million worldwide,[8] making it the band's top-selling album. Satellite was placed at No. 137 on the Billboard's top 200 albums of the decade (2000–2009).[citation needed] It was the 117th best selling album of 2001 and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.[citation needed]

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

  • Rolling Stone (9/27/01, 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."[7]
  • Spin (p. 89) - "[They] sang from the heart about school shootings, losing parents, and being truly alive."
  • Q magazine (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 (10/1/01, p. 16) - "[Its] honest spiritual subject matter coupled with crack-your-skull riffs work like a well-oiled machine."[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels, Wuv Bernardo, except where noted. 
Tracks
No. Title Length
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
  • A special edition re-release was released a year after the original album release, and featured the bonus tracks version

Personnel

P.O.D.
Artwork
  • Larry Freemantle, P.O.D. – Art Direction
  • Jill Greenberg – Photography
Additional musicians
  • Howard Benson – Keyboards, Loops
  • Larry Corbett – Cello
  • Joel Derouin – Violin
  • Christian Lindskog (of Blindside) – Additional vocals on "Anything Right"
  • Eek-A-Mouse – Additional vocals on "Ridiculous"
  • H.R. (of Bad Brains) – Additional vocals on "Without Jah, Nothin"
  • Suzie Katayama – Conductor, string arrangements
Production
Management
  • Tim M. Cook – Management
  • Marty Diamond & Larry Webman - US Booking Agents
  • Craig Rosen – Project Administration
  • Emma Banks – International Booking
  • Gene Solomon – Legal for Ramer & Brown
  • Mark Kaplan – Business Management for Kaplan Corporation

Charts

Album
Chart (2001–03) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 19
Austria Albums Chart 5
French Albums Chart 50
Germany Albums Chart 5
New Zealand Albums Chart 4
Swedish Albums Chart 8
Swiss Albums Chart 11
UK Albums Chart 16
US Billboard 200[10] 6
Top Contemporary Christian 1
Top Internet Albums 6
Top Christian Albums 1
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Alive" US Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
US Modern Rock Tracks 2
US Billboard Hot 100 41
"Youth of the Nation" US Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
US Modern Rock Tracks 1
2002 Boom US Mainstream Rock Tracks 21
US Modern Rock Tracks 13
Satellite US Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
US Modern Rock Tracks 21
"Youth of the Nation" US Billboard Hot 100 28
US Top 40 Mainstream 18
US Top 40 Tracks 36

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Platinum[11] 70,000+
Canada Platinum[12] 100,000+
Germany
 Gold[13] 100,000+
Sweden Gold[14] 20,000+
United Kingdom Platinum 300,000+
United States 3x Platinum[15] 3,000,000+

Awards

MTV Video Music Awards 2002

  • 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

  • Best Hard Rock Performance for "Alive" (nomination)

2003 Grammy Awards

  • Best Metal Performance for "Portrait" (nomination)
  • Best Hard Rock Performance for "Youth Of The Nation" (nomination)

References

  1. ↑ "Satellite - P.O.D.". Allmusic. 
  2. ↑ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Cross Rhythms. 
  3. ↑ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Entertainment.ie. 
  4. ↑ Farber, Jim (2001-09-14). "Satellite Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2012-03-17. 
  5. ↑ "P.O.D., "Satellite" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. 
  6. ↑ Lecaro, Lina (2001-09-16). "A Strong Crop in Fall's First Harvest (P.O.D.: "Satellite")". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-05. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Eliscu, Jenny (2001-09-04). "Satellite : P.O.D. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2012-04-23. 
  8. ↑ "Best-Selling METAL AND ROCK ALBUMS". Retrieved 15 October 2013. 
  9. ↑ "P.O.D. - Satellite CD". CD Universe. 
  10. ↑ "P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com. 
  11. ↑ "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  12. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-20. 
  13. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (P.O.D.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2008-07-27. 
  14. ↑ "IFPI Sweden Searchable database - Gold and Platinum". IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2009-10-29. 
  15. ↑ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America. 
P.O.D.
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
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Video albums
Demo albums
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