In July of 1996, under Roadshow Music, the duo released their debut single I Want You. The single was a hit in Australia and became the year's highest-selling by an Australian artist. The success of the single garnered much interest from many U.S. record labels and in September, Columbia Records won the bidding war to sign the band. In November a second single, To The Moon And Back, was released and was another chart hit—reaching No. 1 in January of the following year.
"I Want You" was released in the United States in February 1997, where it peaked at No. 4 and quickly achieved gold status. Truly Madly Deeply, the band's third Australian single, was released in March and reached No. 1 just before "I Want You" was released across Europe in April. The duo’s debut album, Savage Garden, entered the Australian charts at No. 1 in March and remained at that peak for 17 weeks—it was released around the world two weeks later. At the end of May, “To The Moon And Back” became the most played song on U.S. radio.
In June 1997, a fourth single, Break Me, Shake Me was released in Australia as the band's debut album sat at No. 3 on the U.S. charts and was certified gold by the ARIA. By the end of August, the album was seven-times platinum in Australia, triple-platinum in Canada, and double-platinum in New Zealand and Singapore. At the end of August, Savage Garden received a record 13 ARIA awards nominations. The 10 ARIAs won by them in September was also a record, and one that still stands today. Riding this massive wave of popularity was the release of their fifth Australian single, Universe. By November that year, "Truly Madly Deeply" became their third U.S. release, shooting up the charts to blow Elton John’s "Candle In The Wind 1997" out of its 14-week run at the number-one spot. By the end of 1997, Darren and Daniel had become international stars.
In January 1998, All Around Me, a sixth single, was released just as the band kicked off their worldwide tour in Cairns, Australia. By the end of the year, "Truly Madly Deeply" was the most-played song on U.S. radio and the only one-sided single to spend a full year in the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
The Animal Song (featured in the Disney film The Other Sister), the first single from the follow-up album Affirmation was released in February 1999 and became a hit in Australia and the US. That September saw the release of a new single previewing their forthcoming album; the smooth, romantic ballad, I Knew I Loved You.
The duo's second album, Affirmation, was released in November 1999 globally. It took a month for it to go platinum in the US, largely due to the success of the single "I Knew I Loved You," which hit #1 on the charts, eventually going platinum and becoming the most-played single on US radio for the year.
Affirmation saw a new turn for Savage Garden; their looks had more similarities to that of mainstream pop and some of their new songs possessed a more adult contemporary sound.
The group finished out the year by winning two Billboard Music Awards: Adult Contemporary Single of the Year and Hot 100 Singles Airplay of the Year.
In February 2000, as Crash and Burn became the third single from their second album, 1997's "Truly Madly Deeply" was amazingly still on the Monitor/Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart, breaking the record for length of time of any single on that chart. It would finally drop off the chart after 123 weeks.
In June, Darren Hayes performed O Sole Mio at Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's annual charitable benefit concert Pavarotti and Friends. Savage Garden's great success was reflected once again at the Billboard Music Awards, where they won Best Adult Contemporary Video and No. 1 Adult Contemporary Song of the Year, for "I Knew I Loved You", and No. 1 Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year. "I Knew I Loved You" stayed on the Monitor/Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart for 124 weeks – overtaking the duo's own record previously set by "Truly Madly Deeply".
In October 2001, the band split and Darren Hayes went on to enjoy further success with albums Spin (2002), The Tension And The Spark (2004) and This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007).
As of 2005, the band’s debut album had been certified 12-times platinum in Australia, six-times platinum in the United States, and double-platinum in the United Kingdom.
Mine
Savage Garden Lyrics
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Frozen winds surround my face
In the cover of darkness I can make believe it's you
I feel you like the rain, I feel you like a storm cloud building in my heart
I wonder if you know the pain, to want the one thing you haven't got
Just a twist in time and you could be mine
Just a sip of wine and you could be mine
A hand brushes by my love
A smile fuels a steel inferno
You don't have to die to leave my world
Stand still and you've departed
It seems I'm now on your mind and I'm wasting my time
I'm just a fool to believe
In the death of the night can you feel me inside?
I wish that you could conceive
Just a twist in time and you could be mine
Just a sip of wine and you cloud be mine
Just a kiss divine and you could be mine
Won't you leave me in the darkness
Take away the pride, all the dignity that's burning inside
Can't you see I'm standing naked
I'll bear all the crosses and the crucifixes you can provide
If you could decide
Just a twist in time and you could be mine
Just a sip of wine and you cloud be mine
Just a kiss divine and you could be mine
The lyrics of Savage Garden's song "Mine" express the longing desire of the singer to have someone they love, who unfortunately is not theirs. The darkness and frozen winds that surround their face represent the loneliness and isolation that the singer feels. In the cover of darkness, the singer can imagine that their loved one is with them. They feel their presence like the rain and a storm cloud building in their heart, but they are left questioning if their love interest knows how much they desire them.
The chorus line, "Just a twist in time and you could be mine, Just a sip of wine and you could be mine, just a kiss divine," adds an element of hope that the singer wants to hold onto. They believe that all it takes is a small twist in time or a connection, even as small as a kiss, to make their love interest theirs. However, they know that their obsession is one-sided as their loved one only brushes past them.
The verse "Won't you leave me in the darkness, take away the pride, all the dignity that's burning inside," showcases how the singer is willing to give up everything if it means that they will get to have their love. Despite being left standing naked and bearing all the crosses and crucifixes provided by their loved one, the willingness of the singer to put everything on the line represents the depths of their love and the extent they are willing to go.
Line by Line Meaning
I wait in the darkness.
I am alone, in the dark, waiting.
Frozen winds surround my face.
The cold wind is blowing on my face.
In the cover of darkness I can make believe it's you.
I imagine that you are here with me in the dark.
I feel you like the rain, I feel you like a storm cloud building in my heart.
I feel your presence strongly within me, like a storm brewing.
I wonder if you know the pain, to want the one thing you haven't got.
I wonder if you understand how it feels to long for something you cannot have.
Just a twist in time and you could be mine
If only circumstances were different, we could be together.
Just a sip of wine and you could be mine
Even the smallest thing could change our fate, but it seems impossible.
Just a kiss divine
The thought of a kiss from you is heavenly, but unattainable.
A hand brushes by my love.
Someone else touches me, but it is not you.
A smile fuels a steel inferno
The smallest gesture from you ignites a passionate fire inside me.
You don't have to die to leave my world.
You could disappear from my life without dying.
Stand still and you've departed.
You are gone from my life even if you are standing still.
It seems I'm now on your mind and I'm wasting my time.
I am constantly thinking of you, but it seems you are not thinking of me.
I'm just a fool to believe.
I am foolish to think that I have a chance with you.
In the death of the night can you feel me inside?
Late at night, when everything is quiet, can you feel my presence with you?
I wish that you could conceive...
I wish that you could understand how deeply I feel for you.
Won't you leave me in the darkness.
Please leave me alone in my sadness.
Take away the pride, all the dignity that's burning inside.
I am willing to give up my pride and dignity for a chance with you.
Can't you see I'm standing naked.
I am vulnerable and exposed, ready for you to accept me.
I'll bear all the crosses and the crucifixes you can provide.
I am willing to endure any hardship or suffering for a chance with you.
If you could decide.
If you could only make a decision to be with me or not, it would bring clarity to my life.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: Daniel Jones, Darren Stanley Hayes
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