A pop rock "power ballad" about an all-encompassing love, the song was written by group members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake with Josh Ramsay and David Hodges.
The song was later serviced to hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 11, 2015 as the album's third pop single in North America.
[6] Republic Records announced that "Satellite" would serve as the album's third pop single in the United States and serviced the song to the hot adult contemporary radio format on May 11, 2015.
[7] Chase Hunt of AXS TV wrote that "Satellite" was an indicator of where "the creative juices seem to start running out" on the album, calling the song a "cliché tune" about love.
"[9] Jeremy Thomas of 411 Mania criticized the song's formulaic composition, writing that "Satellite" "makes grand but meaningless statements... and sounds audibly like just about every rock ballad they've done.