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Satellite (Harry Styles song)

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"Satellite"
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Harry's House
Released3 May 2023 (2023-05-03)
Studio
GenreSynth-pop[2]
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Tyler Johnson[3]
Harry Styles singles chronology
"Music for a Sushi Restaurant"
(2022) 		"Satellite"
(2023)
Music video
"Satellite" on YouTube

"Satellite" is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his third studio album Harry's House, released as the fourth single from the album alongside a music video on 3 May 2023.[4]

Music video

The music video, directed by Aube Perrie, features a vacuum cleaner called "Stomper" that works at Styles' concert. The video starts with Stomper watching a film narrated from Brian Cox about the loneliness of the Mars rover Curiosity. After cleaning around backstage, Stomper sneaks onto the stage while Styles is singing and gets kicked out of the show. Stomper then travels through numerous places while thinking about Curiosity. The video ends with Stomper and Styles skywatching on a field together - as Stomper shuts down, they are revealed to be in front of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.[5]

The music video received comparisons to the Pixar movie WALL-E.[6][7]

Critical reception

Olivia Horn from Pitchfork compared the song to Ariana Grande's "NASA" and noted that "the back half of the song builds momentum and nearly careens out of control."[8] Michael Cragg of The Guardian wrote that the song "strut around shimmying melodies suddenly punctuated by stadium-ready crescendos".[9] Rhian Daly of NME noted the song's scientific-fiction influence and said that the song makes "it feel as if you're floating through the milky way". Daly called the song "musically one of the most interesting songs Styles has made so far".[10]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Satellite"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 18
France (SNEP)[13] 179
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 30
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 79
US Billboard Hot 100[18] -

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Madison (20 May 2022). "Harry Styles Releases New Album Harry's House: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Harry Styles' Harry's House Is A Beguiling Homage To '80s Pop Full Of Romance And Regret". Spin. 20 May 2022. The massive synth-pop "Satellite" declares he's "in an L.A. mood" with a striking crescendo that gives "Happier Than Ever" a run for its money.
  3. ^ "Satellite". Spotify. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ Dailey, Hannah (3 May 2023). "Harry Styles Drops WALL-E Inspired 'Satellite' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ Paul, Larisha (3 May 2023). "Harry Styles' Stomper Robot Searches for Connection in Disney Pixar-Rivaling 'Satellite' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (3 May 2023). "Harry Styles crafts Wall-E worthy love story in 'Satellite' music video". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Rebekah (3 May 2023). "Harry Styles' New Music Video Shares A Strange POV From His Concert". iHeart. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ Horn, Olivia (20 May 2022). "Harry's House". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ Cragg, Michael (22 May 2022). "Harry Styles: Harry's House review – shimmering, in-the-mood melodies". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  10. ^ Daly, Rhian (18 May 2022). "Harry Styles – Harry's House review: grounded star finds home is where the heart is". NME. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Harry Styles – Satellite". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Harry Styles Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Harry Styles – Satellite" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Harry Styles – Satellite". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Harry Styles – Satellite". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Harry Styles – Satellite". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Harry Styles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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