Satellite

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5. See You
6. Satellite
List of A Broken Frame songs
7. The Meaning Of Love
Satellite
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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.

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