Satellite (Dave Matthews Band song)

"Satellite"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Under the Table and Dreaming
Released	1995
Format	CD single
Genre	Rock
Length	4:51 (Album Version) 4:14 (Cold Radio Version) 4:22 (Fade Radio Version)
Label	Bama Rags Records
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Ants Marching" (1994) "Satellite" (1995) "Too Much" (1996)
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"Satellite" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in 1995 as the fifth and final single from their LP Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song originally debuted on their album Remember Two Things. The guitar part for this song evolved from a finger exercise that Dave Matthews used to do.^[1]

Content

"Satellite" references the classic nursery rhyme "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", in the line "...Like a diamond in the sky, how I wonder...".

Music video

Actor Johnny Galecki (Also seen in a tv series called The Big Bang Theory) appears in the music video for the song.

Cover versions

• Mika has recorded a version of this song as the B-side for the vinyl copy of the single "Grace Kelly", as well as an acoustic version exclusive to the Best Buy edition of his album Life in Cartoon Motion.
• Josh Groban released his cover on the Fan Edition of his All That Echoes album, from 2013.

Track listing

1. "Satellite" (Radio Version) (Cold) — 4:14
2. "Satellite" (Radio Version) (Fade) — 4:22
3. "Satellite" (Album Version) — 4:50
4. "Christmas Song" — 5:34

Charts

Chart (1995–96)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	55
US Billboard Pop Songs[2]	34
US Billboard Alternative Songs[2]	18
US Billboard Mainstream Rock[2]	36

References

1. Rodgers, Jeffrey Pepper (1999). "Band in a Box", Acoustic Guitar, String Letter Publishing, 1999.
2. "Dave Matthews > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2012.