Song · Modest Mouse
“Satellite Skin” by Modest Mouse
Released 2009
“Satellite Skin” by Modest Mouse appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2009. It was first released in 2009. Its best result is #56 on the WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #281 alternative song of 2009.
"Satellite Skin" was the first single from No One's First and You're Next, Modest Mouse's 2009 EP, and it very nearly came out a month earlier: the April 18 date was pushed back to May 26 because Isaac Brock decided the vinyl wasn't quite the right shade of orange. Only 4000 hand-numbered copies were pressed.
Brock sings it, wrote the words and plays guitar and mbira, and the credits split the music six ways: Johnny Marr on guitar and slide, Tom Peloso on lap steel and piano, Eric Judy on electric bass, Jeremiah Green on percussion and Joe Plummer on drums. Brock produced it with Dennis Herring and Clay Jones. Kevin Willis, a regular co-producer on Tool's videos, directed a surreal stop-motion clip in which birdhouse creatures hatch eggs in a forest ritual.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 56 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 62 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
| 2009 | 70 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 | 104 |
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