Satellite (P.O.D. album)

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
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Entertainment.ie[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[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

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

Personnel

P.O.D.
Artwork
  • Larry Freemantle, P.O.D. – Art Direction
  • Jill Greenberg – Photography
Additional musicians

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[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

2002 Grammy Awards

2003 Grammy Awards

References

  1. Baltin, Steve (December 26, 2001). "Our Critics' Top Albums of 2001". Retrieved February 18, 2015. 4. P.O.D., Satellite (Atlantic): P.O.D. pull away from the nu-metal pack and graduate to hard rock.
  2. "Satellite - P.O.D.". Allmusic.
  3. "P.O.D. - Satellite". Cross Rhythms.
  4. "P.O.D. - Satellite". Entertainment.ie.
  5. Farber, Jim (September 14, 2001). "Satellite Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  6. "P.O.D., "Satellite" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  7. Lecaro, Lina (September 16, 2001). "A Strong Crop in Fall's First Harvest (P.O.D.: "Satellite")". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Eliscu, Jenny (September 4, 2001). "Satellite : P.O.D. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  9. "P.O.D. - Satellite CD". CD Universe.
  10. Burgess, Aaron. "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need To Own". Revolver. (September 9th, 2014). Retrieved on October 27th, 2015
  11. "P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.
  12. "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  13. "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (P.O.D.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  15. "IFPI Sweden Searchable database - Gold and Platinum" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  16. "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.