I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden

Savage Garden

This article is about the band. For their debut album, see Savage Garden (album). For the album by The 69 Eyes, see Savage Garden (69 Eyes album).
Savage Garden
Upper body shot of male couple. First man is behind and partly obscured by man in front. Both wear dark clothing, second man has a necklace.
Daniel Jones (left), Darren Hayes of Savage Garden
Background information
Origin Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres Pop rock, R&B, pop, alternative rock
Years active 1994--2001
Labels Roadshow, Columbia, Sony BMG
Website savagegarden.com
Past members
Darren Hayes
Daniel Jones

Savage Garden was an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes (vocals) and Daniel Jones (keyboards, sequencing, guitar) formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994. Their international success occurred between 1997 and 2001, including number one hit singles with "Truly Madly Deeply", "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "The Animal Song" and "I Knew I Loved You". Their first two albums, Savage Garden and Affirmation reached number one in Australia and peaked in the top ten in both United Kingdom and United States.

The group won a record number of ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997 for their debut album and its related singles. The band took a hiatus in 2000, and while they originally intended to reform, Hayes announced its break-up in 2001.
Affirmation

In February 1999, "The Animal Song", which was featured in the Touchstone 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" -- a smooth, romantic ballad -- 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, produced by Walter Afanasieff (Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion).[3] Described by McFarlane as "pure unadulterated pop, boasting enticing melodies and a classy and sleek production sound".[3] The album peaked at No. 1 in Australia and eventually achieved 8× platinum.[5][13] Within a month it went platinum in the US, partly due to the success of the single "I Knew I Loved You," which hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, subsequently going platinum and becoming the most-played single on US radio for the year.[8][9]

Affirmation was a new turn for Savage Garden -- it was mainstream pop and some songs had an adult contemporary sound. The group finished the year by winning two Billboard Music Awards: Adult Contemporary Single of the Year and Hot 100 Singles Airplay of the Year.

In February 2000, as "Crash and Burn" became the third single from their second album, 1997's "Truly Madly Deeply" was still on the Monitor/Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart, breaking the record for length of time on that chart. It would finally drop off after 123 weeks,[16] while "Crash and Burn" peaked at No. 24.

In June, Hayes performed "'O Sole Mio" at Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's annual charitable benefit concert Pavarotti and Friends. Savage Garden's success was reflected at the Billboard Music Awards, where they won Best Adult Contemporary Video and No. 1 Adult Contemporary Song of the Year, for "I Knew I Loved You", and No. 1 Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year. "I Knew I Loved You" stayed on the Monitor/Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart for 114 weeks.

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