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Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi. The album was released on February 25, 2014, by Wicked Awesome Records and Republic Records.

Background and development

While on tour, on October 16, 2013, at a show in Texas, Kid Cudi announced he would be releasing an extended play (EP), sometime in the next three months.[1][2] Cudi also revealed he would be producing it alongside his WZRD band-mate Dot da Genius and that frequent collaborator King Chip, would appear on the EP.[1][2] He then called the EP a prelude to his fourth album Man on the Moon III, which he announced would be released in 2015.[1] On October 19, 2013, Cudi revealed "Going to the Ceremony", a song he had released via online audio distribution platform SoundCloud, earlier in July, would be included in the EP.[3][4] Cudi would also go on to reveal a remix of his hit single "Day 'n' Nite", which was briefly previewed on the intro of his 2008 breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi, would also appear on the EP.[5][6][7] On November 25, 2013, via his Twitter feed, Cudi revealed the title of the EP to be Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon.[8][9] On December 16, 2013, Kid Cudi once again utilized SoundCloud to release "Satellite Flight", the EP's title-track.[10][11] On December 20, 2013, Cudi expressed on Twitter: "This EP is designed to reclaim my style others have been tryna duplicate for the past 5 years."[12]

"I kinda went director on this project. I had the idea for the first and second [Man on the Moon] albums, with the whole five acts split. Man on the Moon III will go back to that whole breakdown and this comes back to that tradition, with the acts and everything being seamlessly in order."

— In a January 2014 interview with MTV, Cudi poked fun at his love for stretching out the storyline across different albums.[13]

On January 18, 2014, Kid Cudi revealed the EP would be released in February, when he tweeted: "We all take flight in February. Get to packin Cud Fam!".[14] Later that day, Cudi tweeted: "Satellite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon is the bridge between INDICUD and MOTM3. An experience 6 years in the making."[15] He also tweeted: "Upon the release of the EP, play all my albums back to back starting from MOTM1 (WZRD included) to prepare u for the next chapter, MOTM3"[16] On January 27, 2014, Kid Cudi revealed on Twitter that Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, would no longer be an EP, but a full-length studio album instead.[17][18][19][20] Kid Cudi also confirmed the album would still be released in February.[17][18]

On January 31, 2014, in an interview with MTV, Cudi explained he hit such a creative stride when he began to work on the EP, that he decided to just complete a full album instead.[13] During the same interview he stated the album will bridge the gap between Indicud and the third part in the Man on the Moon series: "It starts where Indicud left off perfectly, and takes you right into MOTM III. It's like a TV show that ends with that cliffhanger. The album ends that way, where you get that one song and before you know it, the song is over and the album is over, but there's a 'to be continued...' There's more to the story."[13] Cudi also revealed that the album would first be released to digital retailers and added that the physical copy might contain bonus tracks, or as he called them "deleted scenes" or "flashbacks."[13] On February 13, 2014, via his Twitter account, Cudi released the album's official track-listing, as well as the album art, which Cudi designed himself.[21][22] Cudi also stated that the track-listing is only the "digital release track listing" and that "new jams will be added for the physical, kind of like a extended 'Directors Cut'!".[23][24]

Track listing

Digital edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Destination: Mother Moon"Scott MescudiKid Cudi1:50
2."Going to the Ceremony"Mescudi, Oladipo OmishoreWZRD3:35
3."Satellite Flight"Mescudi, Omishore, Mark MulcahyWZRD4:35
4."Copernicus Landing"MescudiKid Cudi4:34
5."Balmain Jeans" (featuring Raphael Saadiq)Mescudi, Charles WigginsKid Cudi5:27
6."Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now"Mescudi, OmishoreKid Cudi, Dot da Genius (co.)6:17
7."Internal Bleeding"MescudiKid Cudi4:16
8."In My Dreams 2015"MescudiKid Cudi1:46
9."Return of the Moon Man (Original Score)"MescudiKid Cudi5:15
10."Troubled Boy"MescudiKid Cudi3:22

 • (co.) Co-producer

Sample credits

References

  1. ^ a b c Tardio, Andres (October 16, 2013). "Kid Cudi Announces "Man On The Moon 3" Prelude EP". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kid Cudi Announces Prelude EP to "Man On The Moon 3"". Complex. Complex Media. October 16, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  3. ^ Republic Records (2013-07-06). "NEW MUSIC: Kid Cudi "Going To The Ceremony"". Republic Records. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  4. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: GOING TO THE CEREMONY will". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  5. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: We basically made it the next". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  6. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: Wanna catch a snippet of it??". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  7. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: A hidden clue thats just now". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  8. ^ C.M., Emmanuel (2013-11-25). "Kid Cudi Reveals Title Of Upcoming EP". XXL. Harris Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  9. ^ Tardio, Andres (2013-11-25). "Kid Cudi Announces "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon" EP | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  10. ^ Davis, Justin (2013-12-16). "Listen to Kid Cudi's New Song "Satellite Flight"". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  11. ^ DX Staff (December 16, 2013). "Kid Cudi - "Satellite Flight"". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  12. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: This EP is designed to reclaim". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  13. ^ a b c d Nadeska, Alexis (2013-01-31). "Kid Cudi Was 'On Fire' When Satellite Flight EP Morphed Into An Album". MTV. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  14. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: We all take flight in February". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  15. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: Satellite Flight: The Journey". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  16. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: Upon the release of the EP". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  17. ^ a b Tardio, Andres (January 27, 2014). "Kid Cudi Announces "Satellite Flight" Album Release In February". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  18. ^ a b Ortiz, Edwin (January 27, 2014). "Kid Cudi Changes Upcoming EP "Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon" to Album, Preps for February Release". Complex. Complex Media. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  19. ^ Rose, Lila (2013-01-27). "Kid Cudi Announces "Satellite Flight" Is Now An Album, Not EP". HotNewHiphop. HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  20. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: Satellite Flight is an album now". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  21. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: Satellite Flight track listing". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  22. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: <-------COVER ART! Designed by me, yours truly the one and only CUD LIFE!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  23. ^ "Twitter / ducidni: This is just the digital release track listing. New jams will be added for the physical, kind of like a extended "Directors Cut"! yahm". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  24. ^ Tardio, Andres (February 13, 2014). "Kid Cudi "Satellite Flight" Release Date, Cover Art & Digital Release Tracklist". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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