"So Beautiful" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter
Darren Hayes
Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer and songwriter. He was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until their disbandment. Their 1997 album ''Savage Garden (Savage Garden album), Savage Garden'' peaked a ...
and
Robert Conley. In 2005, the song was released as a single as a part of the promotion of the greatest hits album ''
Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden'', a band that Hayes was part of until their split in 2001. Hayes was credited on the release as "Darren Hayes (of Savage Garden)".
Background
The song was written for Hayes's boyfriend
Richard Cullen, whom he married in a
civil partnership
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ceremony in
London
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on 19 June 2006. The song peaked at number 27 on the US
Adult Contemporary
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chart.
[ Darren Hayes Adult Contemporary history/ref> It reached number 8 in Darren Hayes' native Australia. The single itself features a different version of the song that did not feature on the album, produced by Robert Conley. This version resembles Hayes's solo work more than the album version does, which sounds more like Savage Garden's work. The single version of the song contains a different introduction and a slightly faster tempo. The album version also appears in edited form on the UK maxi single as "Spike's Radio Edit" and is the version used for the video. It was produced by Mark "Spike" Stent.
]
Track listings
* Australia
# "So Beautiful" (original radio edit) – 4:13
# " To the Moon and Back" (live medley) – 7:18
# "Truly Madly Deeply
"Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released in March 1997 as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1997) by Roadshow and Warner Music. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for both Single of the Year ...
" (live medley) – 6:15
# "Something in the Sky" – 4:44
# "So Beautiful" (Lee Groves Mix) – 4:03
* UK CD1
# "So Beautiful" (radio edit) – 4:13
# "To the Moon and Back" (live medley) – 5:44
* UK CD2
# "So Beautiful" (Spike's 'Stent' Mix) – 3:58
# "Something in the Sky" – 4:44
# "Truly Madly Deeply" (live medley) – 6:15
# "So Beautiful" (Lee Groves Mix) – 4:03
# "So Beautiful" (CD-ROM video)
* UK promotional single
# "So Beautiful" (Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto Radio Edit) – 3:57
# "So Beautiful" (Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto Club Remix) – 7:12
# "Savage Garden Megamix" – 9:46
Charts
References
External links
So Beautiful music videoDarren Hayes' official site
{{Darren Hayes
2005 singles
Darren Hayes songs
Music videos directed by Meiert Avis
Songs written by Robert Conley (music producer)
LGBT-related songs
2005 songs
Songs written by Darren Hayes