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"Satellite" is a song by British band the Beloved, released as the first single from their fifth album, X (1996). It was the biggest hit from the album, peaking at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

"Satellite"
Single by The Beloved
from the album X
B-side	"Satellite (Transformer Vocal)"
Released	16 March 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	House
Length	4:15
Label	EastWest
Songwriter(s)	Jon Marsh, Helena Marsh
Producer(s)	Jon Marsh, Helena Marsh
The Beloved singles chronology
"Sweet Harmony" (1993) "Satellite" (1996) "Deliver Me" (1996)
Music video
"Satellite" on YouTube

Critical reception

Jon O'Brien from AllMusic described the song as "anthemic", "Italo house-inspired" and a valiant attempt "at a more experimental sound".[2] Ross Jones from The Guardian commented, "The Beloved here spray us with the very essence of New Age techno friskiness. You may think you've heard it before, but the Beloved songs are like massages in more ways than one – no two are ever the same."[3] Daisy & Havoc from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated it five out of five, writing, "As so much house music concentrates on being dross and proud of it, the sweet sounds of The Beloved become ever more necessary for national sanity. This is a pretty up and jumping track (well...in Beloved terms) with some especially good backing vocals worked in here, there and everywhere."[4] Another editor, James Hamilton declared it as a "drily drawled frisky fluttering pop jiggler".[5]

Music video

In a similar style to the music video for their earlier single "Sweet Harmony", the video of "Satellite" consisted of a naked Jon Marsh, Helena Marsh, and a posse of other equally naked females lipsynching the lyrics.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	116
UK Singles (OCC)	19

References

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