1999 Savage Garden – Affirmation (UK:#8)
“Affirmation” is a song by Savage Garden, released as the third single from their second studio album of the same name (1999). It peaked at number 16 in Australia and number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
The lyrics are a series of statements each starting with “I believe”, for instance: “I believe in Karma, what you give is what you get returned” and “I believe you can’t appreciate real love until you’ve been burned”. The song was performed live at the Sydney Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in October 2000, with Darren wearing a T-shirt depicting the Aboriginal flag.
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
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums (programming) | Daniel Jones |
| Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Daniel Jones |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Daniel Jones |
| Synthesizer | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Greg Bieck |
| Vocals | Darren Hayes |
Produced By
Walter Afanasieff
Songwriters
Daniel Jones
Darren Hayes
Charts
US:# –
UK:# 8