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Satellite (Dave Matthews Band song)

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"Satellite"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Under the Table and Dreaming
Released1995
RecordedBearsville (Woodstock, New York)
GenreRock
Length4:51 (Album Version)
4:14 (Cold Radio Version)
4:22 (Fade Radio Version)
LabelBama Rags Records
Songwriter(s)David J. Matthews
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Ants Marching"
(1994)
"Satellite"
(1995)
"Too Much"
(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

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Track listing

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  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

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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

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