Satellite is the second single from

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's 2006 album ''

Ganging Up on the Sun ''Ganging Up on the Sun'' is the fifth studio album by the rock band Guster. It was released on June 20, 2006. The first single, "One Man Wrecking Machine", was released in late 2005 and its follow-up, "Satellite", in March 2006. It is Guster's ...

''. The song received support from U.S.

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radio, but failed to chart on the

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chart. There was also a ''

Satellite EP ''Satellite EP'' is the fifth EP by the rock band Guster. It was released on 10 April 2007. It is Guster's third EP with the musician Joe Pisapia. The EP includes both live recordings and songs recorded during the creation of '' Ganging Up On ...

'' released April 10, 2007. The song is also featured in the 2007 film ''

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''. The stop motion video for the song, directed by

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, was released on February 2, 2007. The single would go on to earn the band its first gold record in 2018.

Track listing

*Satellite EP: #"Satellite" #"G Major" #"Rise & Shine" #"Timothy Leary" #"I'm Through" #"Satellite" (The Astronauts remix) #"Two of Us" (Live At KCRW) #"Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Live At The State Theater, Portland, ME) *Satellite Promo: #"Satellite (Single Version)" #"Satellite (Album Version)"

References

External links

*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0415965/soundtrack
Satellite official video on Youtube
Guster songs 2007 singles 2006 songs Reprise Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub