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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Darren Hayes Lyrics
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I'm thinking back to a time before our separate lives
A time where I could make you mine oh
I made a promise I was never gonna hurt you
I wrote a letter and divided all the words in two
Half for me and half for you oh
Now I'm sending out a searchlight along latitudes and satellites
Don't give up don't give up don't give up on our love story when you can't go on
Don't give up don't give up always dark before the morning when you can't go on
You be a brave heart I'll be a lion's roar
And love surrenders to win the war
In the silence I hear every word you're thinking
Like the shimmer of a far away and distant star
Guess love could never travel that far no
And I can't believe it's come to this
All our secret codes and battleships
Don't give up don't give up don't give up on our love story when you can't go on
Don't give up don't give up always dark before the morning when you can't go on
You be a brave heart I'll be a lion's roar
And love surrenders to win the war
And I wanna run away from this but I never leave a sinking ship no
Without you in it there's no point to our story oh
And I can't believe it's come to this
All our secret codes and battleships no
Without you in it there's no point to our story oh
Don't ever let me go no no no
Don't ever let me go
Don't ever let me go
Don't ever let me go
The lyrics to Darren Hayes's song Don't Give Up speak about the struggles and challenges in a relationship. The singer is reminiscing about a time before their separate lives, wishing they could make their partner theirs again. However, the love has been strained, and the couple is going through a difficult time. The singer made a promise to never hurt their partner, and tried to mend the relationship by dividing a letter into two halves, one for him and one for her. The lyrics contain a lot of imagery, like a searchlight along latitudes and satellites, and the shimmer of a distant star. The singer pleads with their partner to not give up on their love story, even in the darkest of times.
The lyrics also contain a sense of determination and hope, represented by the metaphor of a brave heart and lion's roar. The singer wants to win the war and surrender to love, and begs their partner to not let go of them. There's a sense of desperation, as the singer feels there's no point to their story without their partner in it. Overall, the lyrics of Don't Give Up show the struggles, doubts, and determination that come with trying to save a relationship and hold onto love.
Line by Line Meaning
It's six o clock and I'm wide awake and dreaming
I'm awake in the early hours of the morning, lost in my thoughts and dreaming
I'm thinking back to a time before our separate lives
I'm reminiscing about a time when we were together and shared the same life
A time where I could make you mine oh
A time when I had the opportunity to be with you and make you mine
I made a promise I was never gonna hurt you
I promised to never hurt you intentionally
I wrote a letter and divided all the words in two Half for me and half for you oh
I wrote a letter and divided up the words, with one part for me and the other part for you
Now I'm sending out a searchlight along latitudes and satellites
I'm searching for you far and wide, using all possible resources
Don't give up don't give up don't give up on our love story when you can't go on
Please don't give up on our love story even when it feels like you can't go on
Don't give up don't give up always dark before the morning when you can't go on
Remember that it's always darkest right before the morning, even when you feel like you can't go on
You be a brave heart I'll be a lion's roar
Be brave and courageous, and I'll stand strong like a lion's roar to fight for our love
And love surrenders to win the war
Let's surrender our egos and pride to win the fight for our love
In the silence I hear every word you're thinking
Even in silence, I understand what you're thinking and how you feel
Like the shimmer of a far away and distant star
Your thoughts and feelings are distant and hard to reach, like a distant star
Guess love could never travel that far no
Love may not be able to overcome the distance between us
And I can't believe it's come to this
I'm in disbelief that our relationship has come to this point
All our secret codes and battleships
All the secrets and ways we communicated are now useless, like sunken battleships
And I wanna run away from this but I never leave a sinking ship no
I feel like running away, but I won't abandon our relationship like a sinking ship
Without you in it there's no point to our story oh
Our love story is incomplete and meaningless without you by my side
Don't ever let me go no no no
Please don't ever let go of me, our relationship means everything to me
Don't ever let me go
Please don't ever let go of me, I need you
Don't ever let me go
Please don't ever let go of me, I can't live without you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: DARREN HAYES, STEVE ROBSON
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