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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 included “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 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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PooieHead wrote:
Oh Darren, I love you so
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heliotopez wrote:
POWERED SUGAR PUT A NEW PICTURE UP!!!
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savage_daz wrote:
I love him <3
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samittyville wrote:
i love the new album so much <3 the instrumental outro on "talk talk talk" is amaaaazing, i wish it went on forever.
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xcottamx wrote:
Thank you for a great night last night Darren. Happy New Year!!!
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Dobi3 wrote:
I wish someday he will come to Poland.... But I know it's impossible. He is not popular here. It's a pity. Darren is a great Artist and he deserved to popularity!
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JDonn wrote:
I want 4th single soon ♥
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cloeangel wrote:
If You'll Be My Baby ♥ ностальгия, черт >.<
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
He is an underrated artist. Delicate, Spark & Battleships are all great albums!
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Gahanovagirl wrote:
please, please go to Poland ! ♥
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dee27th wrote:
I love this new album. It might just beat out The Tension And The Spark as my favorite...maybe. I'll call it a tie. Now I just need him to do a tour in America, and come near enough for me to go see it. I need to see him sing live!
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vini1904 wrote:
♥
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abucool10 wrote:
i want this album..why cant i find it...
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JDonn wrote:
Come on!! Darren Hayes need more plays :) <3
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montyhuntington wrote:
Secret Codes and Battleships is AMAZING! I love the whole CD, but now i am really into Cruel Cruel World, Dont Give Up, The Sirens Call, and Stupid Mistake
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Varnish_ice wrote:
Stupid Mistake - WHAT A SONG !!! <3
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MyMusicMyDivas wrote:
Insatiable <3
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milca_jnr wrote:
No, it's not a rehearsal, you only get one life to make it right <3
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puutu wrote:
What an album. Almost every song takes my breath away. At the moment my favs are Cruel cruel world, and Stupid Mistake.
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darrenhayes: @Beverleyknight At age 12 Purple Rain literally opened my ears and…
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darrenhayes: @Beverleyknight At age 12 Purple Rain literally
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