Satellite (Dave Matthews Band song)


"Satellite" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in 1995 as the fifth and final single from their LP Under the Table and Dreaming. It reached #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song originally debuted on their album Remember Two Things. The guitar part for this song evolved from a finger exercise that Dave Matthews used to do.

Content

"Satellite" references the classic nursery rhyme "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", in the line "...Like a diamond in the sky, how I wonder...".

Music video

Actor Johnny Galecki appears in the music video for the song.

Cover versions

  1. "Satellite" — 4:14
  2. "Satellite" — 4:22
  3. "Satellite" — 4:50
  4. "Christmas Song" — 5:34

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