Cecilia and the Satellite

"Cecilia and the Satellite" is a song by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, written by James Flannigan, Anders Grahn, and Andrew McMahon. It released as the lead single from McMahon's self-titled debut album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness on August 12, 2014. The song hit radio on August 19, 2014.^[1] It was written for his daughter, Cecilia.

"Cecilia and the Satellite"
Single by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
from the album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
Released	August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop rock • indie pop • synth-pop
Length	3:43
Label	Vanguard
Songwriter(s)	James Flannigan Anders Grahn Andrew McMahon
Producer(s)	James Flannigan Andrew McMahon Mike Viola
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness singles chronology
"Synesthesia" (2013) "Cecilia and the Satellite" (2014) "High Dive" (2015)
Music video
"Cecilia and the Satellite" on YouTube

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 Vevo channel on YouTube. It was directed by Olivier Agostini.^[2] 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

Weekly chart performance for "Cecilia and the Satellite"

Chart (2014−2015)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	96
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[4]	10
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5]	5
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Cecilia and the Satellite"

Chart (2015)	Position
US Adult Alternative Songs[7]	23
US Adult Top 40[8]	35
US Alternative Songs[9]	7
US Hot Rock Songs[10]	13
US Rock Airplay Songs[11]	7
US Rock Digital Songs[12]	35

Release history

Release history and formats for "Cecilia and the Satellite"

Region	Date	Label	Format
United States	August 12, 2014	Vanguard	Digital download