2 Quotes & Sayings By Savage Garden

Savage Garden formed in 1993 as a side-project for members of Inxs, who were looking for a more musically creative outlet. The band's name came from a lyric from the song "Truly Madly Deeply". The band took their name from a line in the movie "The Lost Boys" and a line from a song by the Bee Gees. Singer Darren Hayes had previously worked with the Australian pop-rock group Models Read more

He left Inxs to pursue this project with his childhood friend, Daniel Jones. In February 1995, Savage Garden released their first single, "I Want You", which became an international hit and led to the release of their debut album " Savage Garden " In November 1996, Savage Garden signed to Columbia Records worldwide and released "Savage Garden" (which was certified Gold in Australia) and their second single "To The Moon and Back". Later that year Hayes and Jones recruited singer and violinist Paul Stasiuk (Stasis) as a second vocalist. On 20 September 1997, Savage Garden released their third studio album, "Savage Garden". It was certified Platinum in Australia and reached No.

1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, as well as No. 1 on the New Zealand Albums Chart (Hayes' first number-one there), No. 2 on the Swiss Albums Chart, No.

3 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and No. 5 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. The album was also certified Gold in Australia and New Zealand and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide before its release. In 1998 Savage Garden expanded into film by appearing in the movie "The Butterfly Effect" as themselves playing themselves during a concert at Warped Tour 1998.

They also made cameo appearances in two episodes of the television series "Moesha" ("You Don't Love Me Anymore" and "Friday Night") playing themselves during a concert at Warped Tour 1998. Savage Garden also appeared in the music videos for Aaliyah's songs "At Your Best (You Are Love)" (featuring Stasis) and "(If Only) I Could See You Again." After touring for three years behind Savage Garden, Hayes began work on his solo debut album at Electric Lady Studios with former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. The album was titled "Songs for Sorrow" but after spending two more years producing singles that did not make it onto it, Hayes decided to