Satellite
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Satellite
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| Song | Satellite |
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| 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.
Notes
A potential working title for Satellite could have been "Satellite Of Hate", as the song is referred to with that title in the Depeche Mode Information Service August 1982 newsletter.
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:
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
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
- Play 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK (Soundboard)
- Play 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK (Audience)
- Play 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany (Audience)
- Play 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany (Audience)
- Play 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany (Audience)
