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Brisbane, Australia (1996 – 2001)

From Brisbane, Australia to worldwide success, Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones were responsible for some of the most widely-known pop songs of the late ’90s and early ’00s. Appropriately enough, given their Anne Rice-inspired name, Savage Garden veered between lush ballads (Truly Madly Deeply, I Knew I Loved You) and up-tempo dance numbers (I Want You, The Animal Song) with a deftness that put many of their contemporaries in the shade.

In July of 1996, under Roadshow Music, the duo released their debut single I Want You. The single was a hit in Australia and became the year’s highest-selling by an Australian artist. The success of the single garnered much interest from many U.S. record labels and in September, Columbia Records won the bidding war to sign the band. In November a second single, To The Moon And Back, was released and was another chart hit—reaching No. 1 in January of the following year.

“‎I Want You” was released in the United States in February 1997, where it peaked at No. 4 and quickly achieved gold status. Truly Madly Deeply, the band’s third Australian single, was released in March and reached No. 1 just before “I Want You” was released across Europe in April. The duo’s debut album, Savage Garden, entered the Australian charts at No. 1 in March and remained at that peak for 17 weeks—it was released around the world two weeks later. At the end of May, “To The Moon And Back” became the most played song on U.S. radio.
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  • bjgolledge

    Love the self titled Album that quality

    yesterday afternoon

  • shoegazing90

    childhood </3

    yesterday morning

  • maybe_im_crazy

    nostalgia :"> [22]

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  • MetalLove99

    Your songs are inspring me: http://ivy.fm/VoWnS

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  • incubina

    woooooooow!classic,classic! :D

    March 2012

  • Nocioni

    One of the best pop-band 90s, love this music...10 years ago and 10 years later.

    March 2012

  • Svetita

    When I was like 12 they used to be my favourite band - and I still find them extremely to my liking! I guess some preferences we acquire as kids stay with us pretty much forever <3

    March 2012

  • OMG_Madgista

    They were pretty cool. I still remember that time when I heard them first with the song I Knew I loved You.

    March 2012
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