Savage Garden

Savage Garden was an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo conisisting of Darren Hayes (vocals) and Daniel Jones (keyboards, sequencing, guitar). Their number-one hit singles include "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply", "The Animal Song" and "I Knew I Loved You". Their two studio albums, Savage Garden and Affirmation reached number-one in Australia and peaked in the top ten in both the United Kingdom and United States.

In July 1996, Savage Garden released their debut single "I Want You" which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart. In November, "To the Moon and Back", was released which reached No. 1 in January 1997.

"I Want You" was released in North America in February 1997, where it peaked at No. 4 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and by April had achieved gold status according to Recording Industry Association of America and peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart. "Truly Madly Deeply", the band's third Australian single, was released in March and reached No. 1 and soon became their signature song.In March, the duo's debut album, Savage Garden, entered the Australian charts at No. 1 and peaked there for a total of 19 weeks.

In June, a fourth single, "Break Me Shake Me" was released in Australia as the album reached No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified gold by RIAA.In September, Savage Garden won a record ten ARIA Awards from 13 nominations for the album and associated singles. They followed with their fifth Australian single, "Universe" in November. "Truly Madly Deeply" became their third US release and replaced Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", after its 14-week run, at No. 1.

In January 1998, "All Around Me", was released as a radio only single in Australia. In November, "Santa Monica", the final single from the album, was released exclusively in Japan, accompanied by a video of a live performance at the Hard Rock Cafe.

In February 1999, "The Animal Song", which was featured in the film The Other Sister, became a No. 3 hit in Australia and Top 20 in the UK and US. In September, they released "I Knew I Loved You" which peaked at No. 4 in Australia and No. 10 in the UK. It was followed in November by the duo's second album, Affirmation. The album peaked at No. 1 in Australia and eventually achieved 8× platinum. The single "I Knew I Loved You", would hit No. 1 on the Hot 10.

The group would win two Billboard Music Awards: Adult Contemporary Single of the Year and Hot 100 Singles Airplay of the Year. In February 2000, "Crash and Burn" became the third single released from their second album and peaked at No. 24.

In October 2001, Hayes announced that Savage Garden had broken up. Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden was released in November 2005, and a US release following in early 2006.