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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Hero
Darren Hayes Lyrics
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I am all that you're projecting
Inside feel the rising tide
And the revolutions deafening
I was trying to hide my opposing side
Trying to reconcile my magical light
I don't want to be your hero
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
Do yourself a favor
Save yourself
Don't pick me find someone else
(Why'd you want to bother find yourself another)
Sometimes you put all of your desires in an object of affection
But in time because you idolize there is only disappointment
I was flying so high in your perfect sky
But I needed to fall cannot have it all
Ladies and gentlemen listen up please
I don't want to be your hero
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
Do yourself a favor
Save yourself
Don't pick me find someone else
(Why'd you want to bother find yourself another)
Ladies and gentlemen listen up please
I don't want to be your hero
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
Do yourself a favor
Save yourself
Don't pick me for someone else
(Why'd you want to bother find yourself another)
Don't need to compromise
I don't need to occupy the floor
There's a danger in boxing in my sin
And all that I am
It's too much pressure
I'll only let you down again
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
It's too much pressure
I'll only let you down again
(Why'd you want to bother find yourself another)
Ladies and gentlemen listen up please
I don't want to be your hero
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
It's too much pressure
I'll only let you down again
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
Ladies and gentlemen listen up please
I don't want to be your hero
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
In Darren Hayes's song "Hero," he talks about his struggles with being the object of people's admiration and how he cannot be the perfect hero that they want him to be. He starts by saying that he feels uncomfortable in his own skin because others are projecting their ideals of him onto him. On the inside, however, he feels a "rising tide" and a "revolution" that he can't ignore. He then talks about trying to reconcile his opposing sides and how he was trying to hide behind a perfect facade, but it was impossible to maintain.
Hayes explains that people often put their desires and expectations onto an object of affection but end up being disappointed when their expectations are not met. He himself feels as though he was flying so high in the perfect sky that someone else built for him but knew that he needed to fall because he couldn't have it all. He pleads with his listeners to not pick him as their hero and instead find someone else because parts of him are broken, and he is not open to the pressure and the danger of boxing himself into something he cannot be.
In conclusion, "Hero" is a song about the struggles of being in the public eye and how it can be difficult to maintain the perfect image people expect from you. It also discusses how expectations and idolization can lead to disappointment and how it is better to find someone else than to put pressure on someone who cannot be the hero you want them to be.
Line by Line Meaning
Outside comfort in the skin
I may appear to be comfortable with myself on the outside
I am all that you're projecting
But your perception of me is based on your own projection
Inside feel the rising tide
Internally, I feel a growing emotional storm
And the revolutions deafening
My inner turmoil is overwhelming
I was trying to hide my opposing side
I used to try to hide my conflicting feelings
Trying to reconcile my magical light
But I'm now trying to reconcile my true self with my public persona
Ladies and gentlemen listen up please
I'm addressing the audience
I don't want to be your hero
I don't want to be your idol or role model
(No, I am not open parts of me are broken)
I am flawed and vulnerable
Do yourself a favor
It's in your best interest
Save yourself
Protect yourself from disappointment
Don't pick me find someone else
Don't choose me, find another person to idolize
Sometimes you put all of your desires in an object of affection
It's common to project all your desires onto someone you idolize
But in time because you idolize there is only disappointment
However, eventually you will be disappointed because no one is perfect
I was flying so high in your perfect sky
You had placed me on a pedestal and I felt on top of the world
But I needed to fall cannot have it all
But I realized that I couldn't live up to your expectations and had to come back to reality
Don't need to compromise
I don't need to conform to societal expectations
I don't need to occupy the floor
I don't need to be in the spotlight or center of attention
There's a danger in boxing in my sin
It's dangerous to suppress my true self and emotions
And all that I am
Because that's who I truly am
It's too much pressure
Being someone's hero is too much pressure
I'll only let you down again
I'll only disappoint you again
It's too much pressure
Being someone's hero is too much pressure
Why'd you want to bother find yourself another
So why bother with me? Find another idol
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