Hayes' first solo album Spin was released in 2002, carrying on in the same musical vein as Savage Garden, with a less soft rock sound and more edgy R&B vibe, although the first single Insatiable was a ballad, reaching Number 3 in Australia. Other singles "Strange Relationship", "Crush (1980 Me)" and "I Miss You" also performed well in charts.
Hayes spent two years working on his second solo album, The Tension And The Spark. Other than the track "I Forgive You" which was produced with Madonna collaborator Marius De Vries, the entire album was produced by Darren himself and Robert Conley (with whom he had previously toured and recorded Crush (1980 Me) for Spin). The album marked a bold change of direction from Hayes. Conley's production was almost entirely electronic, with acoustic instruments buried under walls of sequenced sounds. Although artistically this was a huge step forward and earned Hayes the strongest praise of his career, it seemed to alienate a large portion of his audience who were expecting another album of radio friendly pop songs. The first single Pop!ular was released on July 12, 2004. This single reached Number One on the US Dance Charts, and fared well in the UK. His follow up single, Darkness, failed to chart, leaving Dublin Sky - the planned third release - in limbo. Ironically, "Dublin Sky" was considered by many to be one of the strongest and most accessible songs on the album and the most likely to be a hit.
Truly Madly Completely, Savage Gardens greatest hits album was released in late 2005 and featured two new songs - So Beautiful and California. The tour, 'A Big Night In with Darren Hayes' followed in 2006. In July 2006, Hayes announced that he had married his boyfriend of two years, Richard Cullen, in a Civil Partnership Ceremony.
Hayes released a double album, This Delicate Thing We've Made, on 20 August 2007 on his newly formed independent label ''Powdered Sugar''. "The record features 25 songs recorded with the help of a Vintage 1983 Fairlight CMI syth - a cinematic, theatrical and epic Pop Opus." The first single to come from Hayes' third album was On the Verge of Something Wonderful to be followed by Me, Myself and (I) later in 2007.
In mid 2010, Hayes announced the completion of this fourth solo album. It is being mixed by Robert Orton. The album will be released in 2011.
The first single from Darren's new album Secret Codes and Battleships is called 'Talk Talk Talk' and will be released on iTunes worldwide on June 24 the same day it is delivered to radio and the music video is released online and debuts on T.V.
Darren wrote and recorded the song in Sweden with producer Carl Falk - it was mixed by Robert Orton and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
On iTunes there'll also be a b-side - Darren's cover version of Madonna's 'Angel'.
2022: Do You Remember?
On 26 January 2022, Hayes released a new single, "Let's Try Being in Love". A music video for the song was released the same day, starring Hayes and featuring actor Scott Evans. The video was directed by Andrew Putschoegl.[20] Referred to as a "queer anthem"[21] by NME, in promotional interviews, Hayes explained “I’ve been married to Richard [Cullen] for almost 17 years, [and] I’m in this really comfortable place in my life. But at the same time at mid-life I’m grieving the fact I never got to celebrate who I really was at the period of my life where I was most famous. I look at this world we live in now where someone like Lil Nas X can push forward his true self, full of pride and self-love and have the chance to be loved for who he truly is [...] A lot of the time I was my most famous, I was deeply sad.” Less than 24 hours of release, "Let's Try Being in Love" debuted at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Download Chart Top 100 and at number 98 on the Official UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100.[22][23] “I wanted to show I love the feminine in me, be proud of the gay me. There’s a dance scene that is so passionate, everything’s alive and thriving and blooming. That’s how I feel in general about music. And that’s a hugely sharp contrast to how I felt 10 years ago.”
On 27 January 2022, Hayes announced he would be headlining the 2022 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and would be performing on 5 March 2022.[24] Hayes performed "The Animal Song", "I Want You", "Affirmation" plus, live for the very first time, "Let's Try Being in Love".[25][26][27]
Since 2013, Hayes stopped his music career and tried to build stand-up comedy career. At the same time, he kept creating short singing videos in his social media accounts for his fans. In 2018 Hayes briefly returned on stage with one-off performance of two songs, including "I Knew I Loved You". In 2019, Hayes featured on Cub Sport’s single “I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life”. He did not appear in the official video. In 2020 he recorded a new version of "Truly Madly Deeply" with slightly modified lyrics. The video of his studio performance was released on YouTube on 24 April.
On 2 March 2022, Hayes announced the "Do You Remember?" Tour that would be performed in six Australian cities between January and February 2023 and would feature songs from his musical career as part of Savage Garden and as a solo artist. On 10 March 2022, Hayes released the single "Do You Remember?",[28][29][30] following with the official video on 16 March 2022.[31]
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Black Out the Sun
Darren Hayes Lyrics
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Take down the moon
For I don't need them anymore
Go switch off the stars
And paint the sky black
Love isn't ever coming back
There is no use in imagining a world without you
Your love was like a drug I was addicted to
'Cause there is nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me
I don't want to be lonely
And there is no other way
There's no joy
There's no meaning
Just this hollowed out feeling
Now all the loves gone
And nothing grows here
And I just feel wrong so black out the sun
And all that we shared will slowly disappear
There's a hole where my soul used to grow
So just black out the sun
No stop all the rain and poison the ground
Love doesn't want to hang around
Go turn all the fruits into bitter wine
It was only sweet when you were mine
There is an emptiness inside of me
Since you been gone
All the world has lost it's meaning
All my colors run
'Cause there is nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me
I don't want to be lonely
And there is no other way
There's no joy
There's no meaning
Just this hollowed out feeling
Now all the loves gone
And nothing grows here
And I just feel wrong so black out the sun
And all that we shared will slowly disappear
There's a hole where my soul used to grow
So just black out the sun
And nothing compares
How could it even dare
Cause now that love's gone I want to black out the sun
'Cause there is nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me
I don't want to be lonely
And there is no other way
There's no joy
There's no meaning
Just this hollowed out feeling
Now all the loves gone
And nothing grows here
And I just feel wrong so black out the sun
And all that we shared will slowly disappear
There's a hole where my soul used to grow
So just black out the sun
In Darren Hayes's song "Black Out the Sun," he sings about the pain and emptiness he feels after a break-up. Hayes begs for a world without light or life to mask the hole where his soul used to be. He even goes as far as to say he wants rain to stop falling, the sky to be painted black, and the ground to be poisoned so nothing can grow anymore. The only thing he knows for sure is that he doesn't want to be alone, and there is no other way to fill the void left by his lost love.
As the song goes on, Hayes expresses how unique his pain is, and how there is no one else who could hurt him like this lost love. He expresses how his feelings are no longer colorful and vibrant, but instead are hollow and empty. He says that nothing can compare to what he had with his ex, and that now that love has gone, he wants to black out the sun. The song is a powerful reflection of the pain and emptiness one can feel after losing someone they love deeply.
Overall, "Black Out the Sun" is a melancholic but cathartic song about the depths of heartbreak and the emptiness it can leave behind. Darren Hayes's vocals add an extra layer of emotion to an already powerful track, making it a staple of heartbreak playlists everywhere.
Line by Line Meaning
No turn off the sun
I wish the sun would stop shining because life lost its meaning since you left
Take down the moon
I don't care about the night sky anymore, so you can remove the moon too
For I don't need them anymore
I've lost you, so everything that used to matter does not matter anymore
Go switch off the stars
You can turn off the stars because without your love, it's a starless sky for me
And paint the sky black
I don't want to see anything beautiful anymore, so turn the sky black
Love isn't ever coming back
I know our love is not coming back, and I have to live with this crushing feeling of loneliness forever
There is no use in imagining a world without you
Life without you is unimaginable because you were everything to me
Your love was like a drug I was addicted to
Your love was the only thing that kept me going, and now that you're gone, I'm lost
'Cause there is nobody else who could hurt like you hurt me
No one else can hurt me the way you did because you were my soulmate
I don't want to be lonely
I can't stand the unbearable loneliness that your absence brings
And there is no other way
There's no other way to live without you, and it feels hopeless
There's no joy
There's no happiness without you. Everything feels dull and meaningless
There's no meaning
Life lost its meaning without you because you were the purpose of my existence
Just this hollowed out feeling
I'm left with this empty feeling inside, and I can't fill the void you left in my life
Now all the loves gone
Our love is gone, and I'm left with nothing but emptiness
And nothing grows here
There's no growth or progress without love, and everything feels stagnant
And I just feel wrong so black out the sun
I can't bear the pain of life without you, so I want to erase everything beautiful
And all that we shared will slowly disappear
Over time, I know our memories will start to fade, and it's too much to bear
There's a hole where my soul used to grow
You completed me, and now I'm left with a gaping hole where you used to be
No stop all the rain and poison the ground
I want to end all life as we know it because it hurts without you
Love doesn't want to hang around
Our love is gone, and it's never coming back. It's gone for good
Go turn all the fruits into bitter wine
I don't want anything sweet anymore because everything reminds me of you
It was only sweet when you were mine
The only time life was enjoyable was when I had you by my side
There is an emptiness inside of me
I feel empty inside, and I don't know how to fill the void you left behind
Since you been gone
Life before you seems different now that I know what true love feels like
All the world has lost it's meaning
Without you, the world feels like it's lost its purpose, and everything is meaningless
All my colors run
Everything that used to bring me joy is now dull and colorless without you
And nothing compares
No one else can compare to you because you were one of a kind
How could it even dare
It's insulting to think that anyone could fill the void you left behind
Cause now that love's gone I want to black out the sun
Without love, life seems unbearable, and I want to erase everything beautiful
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DARREN HAYES, CARL FALK
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Sonishca Peater
What I love the most about Darren’s songs that he singing the words from the bottom of his heart, he feels it, expressing all that moment’s emotions. Love you Darren ♥️
Dujuan
It's truly beautiful.
D E V E N
Perfectly said, & I couldn’t agree more 🎵❤️
Heidi Abdelrady
Yes he’s amazing and so are his lyrics. I just listened to Dublin Sky and I lost it! ❤❤❤❤
Super Kikay Mom
This video is timeliness. I can never tell this is a decade old. It still hits me like the first time.
nana
every time this song plays in the radio, i gotta stop everything i’m doing just to appreciate it. he has such a beautiful voice and the song is so deep and emotional! his interpretation is also so touching! this is a masterpiece.
Amanda Whittaker
Where do you live that this is one radio play? ❤️
Melanie Oliastro
Yes I’d like to know too. I never get to hear Darren on the radio here. Well…besides songs from Savage Garden on Sirius
awnb95
Lucky you haven't heard a song from Darren on the radio since Insatiable & that was about 20 Yrs ago here. Maybe some Savage Garden more recently but it's still been Yrs.
Lori Reynolds
I just can't express how much I love Darren's music, it touches my soul. Thank you Darren