''Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden'' is a compilation album released by Australian pop duo

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. ...

Background

The album was released worldwide on 1 November 2005, within the exception of the

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, where it was not available until 4 February 2006. The album was released to commemorate Savage Garden's tenth year in the music industry, and their overwhelming success, despite only releasing two albums—''

'' and ''

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''. The album was originally planned for release in 2003, containing thirteen of the band's singles, minus "Chained to You", and two bonus tracks—"All Around Me" and "I Don't Care".Savage Garden Greatest Hits Japanese CD album (CDLP) (239350)
/ref> However, due to contractual issues, the album release was cancelled. In 2005, Hayes and Columbia Records came together to organise a similar release, to be made available in the fourth quarter of 2005. Released on 1 November 2005, the album contains ten of the group's singles, all digitally remastered, in addition to five non-album B-Sides, as well as two new solo tracks from Hayes, "California" and "So Beautiful", the latter of which was released as a single on 31 October 2005, to promote the compilation. The album was made available with four different colour sleeves. A limited edition version of the album, containing a bonus DVD, was made available in Australia and Japan. The DVD contained seven music videos and a documentary video on the duo. Till August 2006, the album sold 31,000 in

Track listing

#" I Want You" – 3:53 from ''

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I Knew I Loved You "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 replicat ...

" – 4:11 from ''

'' #" To the Moon and Back" – 5:42 from ''Savage Garden'' #" Hold Me" – 4:52 from ''Affirmation'' #"

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" – 3:36 from ''Savage Garden'' #" Crash and Burn" – 4:42 from ''Affirmation'' #"

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 ...

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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 ...

" – 4:39 from ''Savage Garden'' #"

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, '' Affirmatio ...

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So Beautiful "So Beautiful" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes 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 Gar ...

" – 4:58 Previously unreleased #"California" – 6:00 Previously unreleased #"I Don't Care" – 5:05 B-Side from ''

'' #"I'll Bet He Was Cool" – 4:41 B-Side from ''

'' #"Love Can Move You" – 4:47 B-Side from ''

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'' #"Fire Inside the Man" – 4:11 B-Side from '' I Want You'' #"This Side of Me" – 4:11 B-Side from ''Universe'' ;Deluxe edition bonus DVD #" I Want You" – 3:53 #"

" – 4:11 #" To the Moon and Back" – 5:42 #" Hold Me" – 4:52 #" Crash and Burn" – 4:42 #"

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" – 4:39 #"Parallel Lives" documentary – 30:00

Chart performance and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

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