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Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972 in Brisbane, QLD) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He’s best known as the vocalist of the hugely popular 90’s duo Savage Garden, whose international hits includes “
Truly Madly Deeply”, “I Want You” and “I Knew I Loved You”.
Hayes’ first solo album Spin was released in 2002, carrying on in the same musical vein as Savage Garden, with a less soft rock sound and more edgy R&B vibe, although the first singleInsatiable was a ballad, reaching Number 3 in Australia. Other singles “Strange Relationship”, “Crush (1980 Me)” and “I Miss You” also performed well in charts.
Hayes spent two years working on his second solo album, The Tension and the Spark. Other than the track “I Forgive You” which was produced with Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries, the entire album was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured and recordedCrush (1980 Me) for Spin). The album marked a bold change of direction from Hayes. Conley’s production was almost entirely electronic, with acoustic instruments buried under walls of sequenced sounds. Although artistically this was a huge step forward and earned Hayes the strongest praise of his career, it seemed to alienate a large portion of his audience who were expecting another album of radio friendly pop songs. The first single Pop!ular was released on July 12, 2004. This single reached Number One on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in the UK. His follow up single, Darkness, failed to chart, leaving Dublin Sky - the planned third release - in limbo. Ironically, “Dublin Sky” was considered by many to be one of the strongest and most accessible songs on the album and the most likely to be a hit.
Truly Madly Deeply”, “I Want You” and “I Knew I Loved You”. Hayes’ first solo album Spin was released in 2002, carrying on in the same musical vein as Savage Garden, with a less soft rock sound and more edgy R&B vibe, although the first single
Insatiable was a ballad, reaching Number 3 in Australia. Other singles “Strange Relationship”, “Crush (1980 Me)” and “I Miss You” also performed well in charts.Hayes spent two years working on his second solo album, The Tension and the Spark. Other than the track “I Forgive You” which was produced with Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries, the entire album was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured and recorded
Crush (1980 Me) for Spin). The album marked a bold change of direction from Hayes. Conley’s production was almost entirely electronic, with acoustic instruments buried under walls of sequenced sounds. Although artistically this was a huge step forward and earned Hayes the strongest praise of his career, it seemed to alienate a large portion of his audience who were expecting another album of radio friendly pop songs. The first single Pop!ular was released on July 12, 2004. This single reached Number One on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in the UK. His follow up single, Darkness, failed to chart, leaving Dublin Sky - the planned third release - in limbo. Ironically, “Dublin Sky” was considered by many to be one of the strongest and most accessible songs on the album and the most likely to be a hit.
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I Like the Way
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Crush (1980 Me)
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Creepin' Up on You
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Hero
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Shoutbox
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isanka wrote:
3.000 plays so beautiful
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moonlightkisu wrote:
he is love.
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Berrie wrote:
The Tension and The Spark is just absolutely fantastic! I can't wait for Darrens new record!
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Wonks wrote:
why the hell isn't WHAT YOU LIKE a top track
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Dalal92 wrote:
"A Conversation With God" is really good, I'm surprised that it's not in the top tracks!
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Pequitass wrote:
Step Into the Light <333
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milca_jnr wrote:
New album after June 2010.
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gogoloopi wrote:
I need a new album.
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David_L_Jones wrote:
Darren releases new album soon, doesn't he?
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placebojunkie wrote:
you make me feel so beautiful....
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VelvetGunpowder wrote:
We Are Smug is great "fuck off" pop indeed! http://www.last.fm/music/We+Are+Smug I am so excited about Darren's next album.
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david_pel wrote:
the tension and the spark is an amazing album = )
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Mrburnier wrote:
Insatiable É MUITO PERFEITA !
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David_L_Jones wrote:
MrSpearS, that's true!
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PooieHead wrote:
Love you darren!:)
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GIND64 wrote:
Love listening to his voice
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MrSpearS wrote:
Step Into the Light - BEST SONG EVER!
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edilson_menezes wrote:
love his music, love him.
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fruitofchaos wrote:
Casey is one of my favorite songs ever <3
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Mrburnier wrote:
Insatiable <3 Faz Parte da colona sonora da minha VIDA ♥
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NEW YEARS EVE WITH DARREN HAYES
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News
darrenhayes: @calvinharris Looking forward to the steam shot compilation on the DVD
10 Nov 2009 | from twitter.com/darrenhayes
darrenhayes: @calvinharris Looking forward to the steam shot compilation on the DVD
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darrenhayes: @Graffiti6 It's a great song! Who's on vox?
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darrenhayes: RT @theboygeorge: Genius interview! http://bit.ly/4d01MK
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darrenhayes: This is my friend Tommy D's band. Cool song! (Tommy & I wrote' Random…
10 Nov 2009 | from twitter.com/darrenhayes
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