"Cecilia and the Satellite" is a song by

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Andrew Ross McMahon (born September 3, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. He was the vocalist, pianist and primary lyricist for the bands Something Corporate and main songwriter for Jack's Mannequin and performs solo both under his own nam ...

, written by James Flannigan,

Anders Grahn Anders Grahn is a Swedish songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, vocal coach and producer based in Sweden. Songwriting and producing The Black Eyed Peas "BIG LOVE" by the Black Eyed Peas is co-written by Anders Grahn, who also is one of the pro ...

, and Andrew McMahon. It released as the lead single from McMahon's self-titled debut album ''

'' on August 12, 2014. The song hit radio on August 19, 2014. It was written for his daughter, Cecilia.

Music video

The official music video for the song, lasting three minutes and forty-three seconds, was uploaded on December 5, 2014, to McMahon's

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channel on

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. It was directed by Olivier Agostini. The video depicts Cecilia as a baby being shown a book by her father intercut with scenes showing a young woman, presumably Cecilia, walking and swimming in the locations depicted in the book. It is implied that the latter scenes are being imagined by the infant Cecilia.

Chart performance

"Cecilia and the Satellite" was a commercial success, particularly in the US, becoming a top-ten hit on multiple genre-specific charts, and briefly charted on the all-format ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

2014 songs 2014 singles Vanguard Records singles Songs written by Anders Grahn Songs written by James Flannigan (songwriter) Songs written by Andrew McMahon {{2010s-rock-song-stub