Satellite (P.O.D. album)

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,^{[citation needed]} 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).^{[citation needed]} It was the 117th best-selling album of 2001 and the 26th best-selling album of 2002 in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

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 tracks are written 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
	"Youth of the Nation"	US Modern Rock Tracks	1
2002	Boom	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	21
	Boom	US Modern Rock Tracks	13
	Satellite	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
	Satellite	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

^ 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.
^ "Satellite - P.O.D." Allmusic.
^ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Cross Rhythms.
^ "P.O.D. - Satellite". Entertainment.ie.
^ Farber, Jim (September 14, 2001). "Satellite Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "P.O.D., "Satellite" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
^ Lecaro, Lina (September 16, 2001). "A Strong Crop in Fall's First Harvest (P.O.D.: "Satellite")". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b Eliscu, Jenny (September 4, 2001). "Satellite : P.O.D. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "P.O.D. - Satellite CD". CD Universe.
^ Burgess, Aaron. "10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need To Own". Revolver. (September 9th, 2014). Retrieved on October 27th, 2015
^ "P.O.D. Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.
^ "ARIA certifications". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (P.O.D.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
^ "IFPI Sweden Searchable database - Gold and Platinum" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
^ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.

[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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[RS-8] Eliscu, Jenny (September 4, 2001). "Satellite : P.O.D. : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[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.

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v t e P.O.D.
Sonny Sandoval Traa Daniels Marcos Curiel Jason Truby Gabe Portillo Wuv Bernardo
Studio albums	Snuff the Punk (1994) Brown (1996) The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999) Satellite (2001) Payable on Death (2003) Testify (2006) When Angels & Serpents Dance (2008) Murdered Love (2012) SoCal Sessions (2014) The Awakening (2015) Circles (2018)
Live albums	Payable on Death Live (1997)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years (2006)
Extended plays	The Warriors EP (1998) The Warriors EP, Volume 2 (2005)
Singles	"Southtown" "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" "Alive" "Youth of the Nation" "Boom" "Satellite" "Sleeping Awake" "Will You" "Change the World" "Goodbye for Now"
Related articles	Discography