Satellite (Dave Matthews Band song) explained

Satellite
Cover:	DMB Satellite.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Dave Matthews Band
Album:	Under the Table and Dreaming
Released:	1995
Recorded:	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
Genre:	Rock
Length:	4:51 (Album Version) 4:14 (Cold Radio Version) 4:22 (Fade Radio Version)
Label:	Bama Rags Records
Prev Title:	Ants Marching
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Too Much
Next Year:	1996

"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] The cover art of the album features dishes of the Very Large Array in central New Mexico.

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 Deluxe 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	34
US Billboard Alternative Songs	18
US Billboard Mainstream Rock	36

Notes and References

1. Rodgers, Jeffrey Pepper (1999). "Band in a Box", Acoustic Guitar, String Letter Publishing, 1999.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19222/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Dave Matthews > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. April 1, 2012.