1999 Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You (US:#1 UK:#10)
“I Knew I Loved You” is a song recorded by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released on 28 September 1999 through Roadshow Music and Columbia Records as the second single from their second studio album, Affirmation (1999). Upon release, it topped the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band’s second number one in the United States after “Truly Madly Deeply”. It was the last song by an Australian artist to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for over 12 years, until Gotye peaked at number one with his single “Somebody That I Used to Know” (featuring Kimbra) in 2012. The song also reached number one in Canada and Romania, number three in New Zealand and Sweden, number four in Australia, and the top 10 in Norway and the United Kingdom.
The music video features then teen actress Kirsten Dunst as Darren Hayes’ love interest and received heavy rotation on MTV.
Album
Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. Alongside this it was nominated for Best Group and Best Pop Release but lost. Tracks 1 Affirmation (Daniel Jones; Darren Hayes) 04:56 2 Hold Me (Daniel Jones; Darren […]
Musicians
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Keyboards | Greg Bieck |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Greg Bieck |
| Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
Produced By
Walter Afanasieff
Songwriters
Daniel Jones
Darren Hayes
Charts
US:# 1
UK:#10