Studio Album · No. 4
Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon Songwriting Credits by Kid Cudi
Produced by Kid Cudi, Executive producer, Dennis Cummings, WZRD, Dot da Genius · Engineered by Iain Findlay, Vlado Meller
Wicked Awesome / Republic
Alternative Hip HopSpace RockNeo-Psychedelia
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Kid Cudi carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Kid Cudi
0 tracksoutside writers
Kid Cudi's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer80%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
4
Lyricists
3
Producers
125,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2014
Released
Data Insight
Six of the ten tracks are his alone, the highest share so far. Released without a label campaign and largely instrumental, it is the point where the record stops being a product and starts being a session.
Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon came out with no announcement in February 2014, released to streaming a week after he mentioned it, and has sold 125,000.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Destination: Mother Moon
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 2 |
Going to the Ceremony
|
Kid CudiDot da Genius | Scott Ramon Seguro MescudiDot da Genius | WZRD | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 3 |
Satellite Flight
|
Kid CudiDot da GeniusMark Mulcahy | Scott Ramon Seguro MescudiDot da GeniusMark Mulcahy | WZRD | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 4 |
Copernicus Landing
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 5 |
Balmain Jeans
|
Kid CudiRaphael Saadiq | Scott Ramon Seguro MescudiCharles Wiggins | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer)Raphael Saadiq (Featured Vocals) |
| 6 |
Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now
|
Kid CudiDot da Genius | Scott Ramon Seguro MescudiDot da Genius | Kid CudiDot da Genius | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 7 |
Internal Bleeding
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 8 |
In My Dreams 2015
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 9 |
Return of the Moon Man (Original Score)
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
| 10 |
Troubled Boy
|
Kid Cudi | Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Kid Cudi (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 7 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon
Who wrote Satellite Flight?
Kid Cudi on all ten tracks, six of them alone.
How did it sell?
125,000 in the United States.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Who engineered it?
Iain Findlay, with Vlado Meller mastering.
How was it released?
With almost no warning, digitally, a week after he first mentioned it.
What does it sound like?
Alternative hip hop with space rock and neo-psychedelia, and long instrumental stretches.
How long is the album?
41:14 across ten tracks.