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{{S|Satellite}} is a song from the 1982 album <i>[[A Broken Frame]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]].
{{S|Satellite}} is a song from the 1982 album <i>[[A Broken Frame]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]].


== April 1982 version ==
== April 1982 arrangement ==


Depeche Mode appeared on the BBC television show "Get Set For Summer" in April 1982. [[Satellite]] was part of the set, with a different arrangement. See the embedded video below at 8:29:
in April 1982, Depeche Mode appeared on the BBC television show "Get Set For Summer". Notably, [[Satellite]] was performed with a different arrangement; please see the embedded video below, starting at 8:29:


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== Live versions ==  
== Live versions ==  


This section provides an example of a live version of [[Satellite]] from each tour that it was played.
This section provides examples of live versions of [[Satellite]] from each tour that it was played. The recording from '''1982-10-25 London '''is generally regarded as the best sounding version out of these examples.
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-10-25.sbd-tv.unknown.unknown.ac3192/04.m4a</sm2> 1982 - 1983 "A Broken Frame" Tour: [[1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK]]
 
=== [[:Category:1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour|1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour]] ===
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-10-25.sbd-tv.unknown.unknown.ac3192/04.m4a</sm2> [[1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK]] (Soundboard)
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-10-27.aud.Pantxo.0.flac1644/04.m4a</sm2> [[1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK]] (Soundboard)
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-11-28.aud.firsttimearound.0.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> [[1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany]] (Soundboard)
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-12-09.aud.unknown.unknown.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> [[1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany]] (Soundboard)
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1983-05-28.aud.minimax.0.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> [[1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany]] (Soundboard)
 
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Now hear this my friends
Now hear this my friends

Revision as of 21:24, 28 June 2023

5. See You
6. Satellite
List of A Broken Frame songs
7. The Meaning Of Love
Satellite
Album-ABF.jpg
Song Satellite
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode
Recorded at Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss) 4:44
Tempo 89 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key C Minor
Engineered by John Fryer
Eric Radcliffe
Photography Brian Griffin
Calligraphy Ching Ching Lee
Recorded December 1981 - July 1982
Originally released 27 September 1982
Live performances as Depeche Mode 48 times *
Total live performances 48 times *

"Satellite" is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode.

April 1982 arrangement

in April 1982, Depeche Mode appeared on the BBC television show "Get Set For Summer". Notably, Satellite was performed with a different arrangement; please see the embedded video below, starting at 8:29:

Live versions

This section provides examples of live versions of Satellite from each tour that it was played. The recording from 1982-10-25 London is generally regarded as the best sounding version out of these examples.

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

Lyrics


Satellite

Now hear this my friends

I'll never be the same again

Going to lock myself in a cold black room

Going to shadow myself in a veil of gloom

I will function, operate

I will be a satellite of hate


Driven to this point by a chain of events

Each one pushed me nearer the edge

Going to send my message through to you

You'll receive the signal too

I will function, operate

I will be a satellite of hate


Higher, higher


Disillusioned - I was disenchanted

Forgot the love that had been implanted

Heard the lies and I felt the cold

It broke my heart and I lost control

Now I'm a satellite of a free state

I'm a satellite of hate


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Satellite"
Main article: List of dates where "Satellite" was played