Satellite (P.O.D. album)

Satellite
Studio album by P.O.D.
Released	September 11, 2001
Recorded	March — May 2001 at Bay 7 in Valley Village, California and Sparky Dark in Calabasas, California
Genre	Nu metal rap metal rap rock alternative metal reggae rock hard rock[1]
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
"Alive" Released: July 4, 2001 "Youth of the Nation" Released: December 25, 2001 "Boom" Released: May 14, 2002 "Satellite" Released: August 20, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Entertainment.ie	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Satellite is the fourth studio album and the second major label release by the 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, making it the band's highest-selling album. Satellite was placed at No. 137 on the Billboard's top 200 albums of the decade (2000–2009). It was the 117th best-selling album of 2001 and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.

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."^[8]
• 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]
• Revolver put Satellite on its list called "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own".^[10]

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

B-sides
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Critic" (from the maxi-single Satellite)
17.	"Murder One" (from the D.O.P.E. movie soundtrack)

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Whatever It Takes" (originally featured in the movie Any Given Sunday, this was a bonus track on European releases)	4:02
19.	"Rock the Party (RTP remix)" (bonus track included on Japanese releases)
20.	"School of Hard Knocks"

Re-released bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
20.	"Alive" (semi-acoustic remix)
21.	"Youth of the Nation" (Conjure One remix)
22.	"Boom" (The Crystal Method remix)

Limited Edition Bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
23.	"Set It Off (Live)"	4:42
24.	"Without Jah, Nothin'"	2:47
25.	"Youth of the Nation (Live)"	4:18
26.	"Outkast (Live)"	5:22
27.	"Into the Satellite (Behind the Scenes)"	Documentary - 6:25

• A special edition re-release was released a year after the original album release, and featured the bonus tracks version

Personnel

P.O.D. Sonny Sandoval – vocals Marcos Curiel – guitars, backing vocals Traa Daniels – bass guitar, backing vocals Wuv Bernardo – drums, percussions 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 Howard Benson – Producer John Rubeli – A&R Bobby Brooks – Assistant engineer, editing Randy Staub – Engineer Steve Russell – Guitar Technician, production assistant Andres Gil Torres – Guitar Technician Ted Jensen – Mastering Chris Lord-Alge – Mixing on "Alive" Steve Kaplan & Matt Silva – Mixing engineers 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[11] 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[12] 70,000+ Canada Platinum[13] 100,000+ Germany Gold[14] 100,000+ Sweden Gold[15] 20,000+ United Kingdom Gold 100,000+ United States 3x Platinum[16] 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

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13. "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
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16. "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.