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The Singles (Savage Garden Album)
''The Singles'' is the second greatest hits album of Savage Garden, released in Australia on 12 June 2015. Its release was in mark of the 20th anniversary of the band's signing to Roadshow Music in 1995, released through Universal who had acquired the band's catalogue due to the folding of Roadshow in 2013, and coincided with re-released expanded editions of their two studio albums ''Savage Garden'' and ''Affirmation''. The compilation also contains a DVD featuring almost all of the band's music videos (only missing the second version of To the Moon and Back and the first version of Affirmation). A previously unreleased track, a demo from 1994 entitled "She", was premiered and released on 15 May and also features on the album. A limited edition of the album was released in Japan on May 25, 2016, and features an image of Josuke Higashikata from the Diamond is Unbreakable arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Garden
Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on instruments. Formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993, the duo achieved international success from the mid-1990s to early 2000s with the No. 1 hit singles " I Want You", " To the Moon and Back", " Truly Madly Deeply", " The Animal Song" and " I Knew I Loved You". The band's two studio albums, '' Savage Garden'' and ''Affirmation'', reached No. 1 in Australia and peaked in the top ten in both the United Kingdom and United States. These albums sold 23 million copies worldwide. The group won a record number of ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997 for their debut album and its related singles. They disbanded at the end of 2001, and Hayes continued as a solo artist. History 1993–1995: Formation In 1993, multi-instrumentalist and producer Daniel Jones placed an advertisement in Brisbane newspaper ''Time Off'' seeking a vocalist for his five-piece covers band Red Edge, which he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanity (music Store)
Sanity is an Australian chain of music and entertainment stores and is the country's second-largest retailer of recorded audio and video discs. It is privately owned by Ray Itaoui, and as of December 2022, comprises 41 outlets across Australia. The brand specialises in the sale of CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and related merchandise and accessories, sold from its network of stores and website. The Sanity brand was owned and conceived by Brazin Limited from 1992, before being folded into BB Retail Capital in 2006, then became a company in its own right after it was divested to Itaoui in 2009. At its peak, there were more than 150 Sanity outlets across every state and territory of Australia. Brazin and Sanity history 1980s In 1980, 20-year-old Brett Blundy and a business partner he met from school bought two rundown record stores called Disco Stick. They immediately closed one, combined the stock into the Pakenham store (situated in a small shopping arcade) and reopened as Jetts, sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chained To You
"Chained to You" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden, released as the fifth single from their second studio album ''Affirmation''. Background "Chained to You" was released as a single, exclusively in Australia and remote areas of Europe on 2 October 2000. The single's cover art was also used for the album's seventh and final single, " The Best Thing", which was released in the United Kingdom and Europe. The song peaked at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart. No official music video was made. The group's performance from the '' Superstars and Cannonballs'' DVD was made into a music video, which eventually aired on MTV. In a video posted on the band's Facebook page on 20 June 2015, singer Darren Hayes explained the story behind the song: his first experience of a gay kiss, "in New York City, at a Brooklyn nightclub called Splash." He also referenced Madonna's song " Ray of Light" as an inspiration and described "Chained to You" as "a 1980s File:1980s replacement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affirmation (Savage Garden Song)
"Affirmation" is a song by Savage Garden, released as the third single from their second studio album of the same name (1999). It peaked at number 16 in Australia and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Background The lyrics are a series of statements each starting with "I believe", for instance: "I believe in Karma, what you give is what you get returned" and "I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned". The song was performed live at the Sydney Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in October 2000, with Darren wearing a T-shirt depicting the Aboriginal flag. The European music video is a collection of clips from the group's tour of Brisbane, entitled ''Superstars and Cannonballs ''Superstars and Cannonballs'' is a DVD/ VHS released in 2001 after the Superstars & Cannonballs tour in Brisbane by Savage Garden. It predominantly consisted of tour footage, however also contained a short documentary, "Parallel Lives". The DV ...''. The original Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crash And Burn (Savage Garden Song)
"Crash and Burn" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden from their second album, ''Affirmation'', released as the album's fourth single (third in the UK) on 20 March 2000. It reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, as well as number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it their last US hit to date. Background The song's lyrics describe the difficult search for solace and meaningful relationships in a cold world, peaking in a chorus that argues it is fine to "crash and burn" during tough times in order to get over heartache and pain. In a June 2017 interview, singer Darren Hayes described it as one of his favourite Savage Garden songs: "''Musically it’s a dear song to me, because it’s all the words I wished someone would have said to me during the period after the first Savage Garden album.''" Music video The video is shot in a partially fantastical theme, featuring scenes of troubled young adults interspersed with scenes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Knew I Loved You (Savage Garden Song)
"I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released through Roadshow Music and Columbia Records as the second single from their second studio album, '' Affirmation'' (1999). The song was created as an attempt to replicate the composition of Savage Garden's previous single "Truly Madly Deeply". The track was serviced to US adult contemporary and top 40 radio in September 1999 and was issued commercially in Australia on 28 September 1999. Upon its release, "I Knew I Loved You" topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the band's second number one in the United States after "Truly Madly Deeply". The song also reached number one in Canada and Romania, number three in New Zealand and Sweden, number four in Australia, and the top 10 in Norway and the United Kingdom. The music video features then teen actress Kirsten Dunst as Darren Hayes' love interest and received heavy rotation on MTV. Background Having finished recording material for '' Affirmation' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Animal Song
"The Animal Song" is a song by Australian pop music duo Savage Garden, released a single on 23 February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film ''The Other Sister'' and also appeared on their second studio album, ''Affirmation'' (1999), as well as their compilation album, '' Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden''. It was the band's first song to be produced by Walter Afanasieff, a producer well known for his work with Mariah Carey. Afanasieff would later produce the group's ''Affirmation'' album, and also Darren Hayes' first solo album, ''Spin''. Background The video for the song was directed by Jim Gable. It features Hayes walking through a parade, with intercut scenes from ''The Other Sister'' with Juliette Lewis. The song is also used in the "Shamu Rocks" seasonal nighttime show at SeaWorld, America. "The Animal Song" became the group's third Canadian number one single, topping the singles chart for three weeks, from 27 March 1999. It also peake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tears Of Pearls
"Tears of Pearls" is a song by Savage Garden, released as the seventh and final single taken from their eponymous self-titled debut album. The song was later included on the remix disc of ''The Future of Earthly Delites'', as the Tears on the Dancefloor Mix. There are two distinct versions of this mix; the original, and a version included on later pressings of the album, containing more reverb on the vocals. Background The single was available exclusively in selected areas of Europe. The music video for "Tears of Pearls" features tour footage from the group's Future of Earthly Delites tour. It was directed by Adolfo Doring. The music video features on the group's home video release, ''The Video Collection'', and in edited form on the VHS release of ''The Story So Far''. The cover art for the single was also used for the 1998 re release of "I Want You" in the United Kingdom, and the release of "Santa Monica" as a single in Japan. In the song's chorus, the pearls are revealed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica (Savage Garden Song)
"Santa Monica" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released exclusively as a single in Japan, and taken from their self-titled debut album. Background The single was released on 7 December 1998, becoming the sixth overall single from the album. As an ode to the city of the same name in California, the song partly talks of Darren Hayes' experiences and observations. The lyrics of the chorus also make reference to novelist Norman Mailer. The cover art for the single was also used for two other releases: the 1998 re release of " I Want You" in the United Kingdom, and the release of " Tears of Pearls" as a single in Europe in May 1999. The live version of "Santa Monica" that appears on the single was recorded for an episode of the programme ''Hard Rock Live'' that originally aired in the United States on VH1 on 21 August 1998. The music video for the song was promoted alongside the single's release in Japan, which features footage from the Hard Rock Cafe performance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Around Me (Savage Garden Song)
"All Around Me" is a promotional single by Australian pop music duo Savage Garden from their 1997 self-titled debut album. The song was left off the international edition of their debut album, but was later included as the B-side to " The Animal Song". Background Intended as a prize for contest winners of a competition held by the Australian Austereo Radio Network, the promotional release of "All Around Me" began on March 20, 1998. The contest, which involved fans answering questions on Savage Garden, began in February 1998 and continued until April 1998. Each prize winner received a three-track CD containing "All Around Me" plus two unreleased acoustic recordings made by Lee Novak in Los Angeles in 1997. Copies of the single were also given away free to fans at Savage Garden's second live concert in Brisbane. The single was never commercially available, and thus is very rare. There are approximately 3000 copies in existence. The front cover of the single does not contain the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universe (Savage Garden Song)
"Universe" is the fifth overall single taken from Australian pop duo Savage Garden's self titled debut album. The version of B-side "This Side of Me" that appears on the single release is roughly twenty seconds shorter than other released versions. This is the version that was originally intended for release. Background "Universe" was released as a single on 20 October 1997, exclusively in Australia, as at the time, " To the Moon and Back" had only just been released in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was the last official single to be released from the album in Australia, and was the most added song to radio stations on the week of release. The song also charted at number 25 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 26 in the group's home country. Music video The music video depicts the duo in an oriental themed setting, with various women and couples dancing together, and taking photos of the women on Polaroids. In some shots, Darren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Me Shake Me
"Break Me Shake Me" is the fourth single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album ''Savage Garden''. "Break Me Shake Me" was released exclusively as a single in Australia in 1997 before being issued in Europe and Japan during the summer of 1998. The song was a hit in Australia, reaching number seven on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in New Zealand, where it peaked at number eight on the RIANZ Singles Chart. Two music videos exist for the song. Background On 11 June 2015, prior to the release of ''The Singles'' compilation album, a video was posted on the band's Facebook page to explain the meaning behind the song's lyrics. The lyrics refer to actual arguments Darren Hayes had had with a close friend of his at school, as they debated their musical preferences: ''"She was a Madonna fan, I was a Michael Jackson fan."'' He further added that it is one of his favorite songs to play live, sometimes mashed up with Michael Jackson music to tribute him as the driving infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
