Affirmation (Savage Garden album)

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Affirmation
Savage Garden - Affirmation (Australia).jpg
Australian cover
Studio album by
Savage Garden
Released9 November 1999
Recorded1998–1999
Genre Soft rock [1]
Length53:42 (International edition)
63:37 (Australian edition)
Label Columbia
Producer Walter Afanasieff, Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Savage Garden chronology
Savage Garden
(1997)		Affirmation
(1999)		 Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden
(2005)
Singles from Affirmation
  1. "The Animal Song"
    Released: 23 February 1999
  2. "I Knew I Loved You"
    Released: 28 September 1999
  3. "Affirmation"
    Released: 10 January 2000
  4. "Crash and Burn"
    Released: 20 March 2000
  5. "Chained to You"
    Released: 2 October 2000
  6. "Hold Me"
    Released: 13 November 2000
  7. "The Best Thing"
    Released: 19 March 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly C+ [3]
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Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album. It was nominated for Best Group and Best Pop Release.

Contents

Background

The band recorded their second studio album after they recorded "The Animal Song" for the soundtrack to the film The Other Sister. The majority of the album was written by Hayes in New York in September 1999 or slightly earlier that year. The exception was 'You Can Still Be Free', a much older song that dated back to at least 1995 - a demo recording appeared on their 1995 demo tape, then titled 'Free'. The track was written in tribute to a friend of the band who had committed suicide some years previously, and was revisited after said friends' family explained they loved the song and wanted to see it released on an album. Preceded by the second single "I Knew I Loved You", the album was released on 9 November 1999 to worldwide success. The album spawned a further five singles, one of which was exclusive to the Australian market ("Chained to You"), and one of which was exclusive to the British market ("The Best Thing").

Following the success of the Superstars and Cannonballs video album, the album was reissued in November 2000, containing a bonus live album, Declaration, featuring recordings from the concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 21 May 2000. Including sales of the re-issue, the album has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, being certified platinum in a number of countries. [10] It became the band's last studio album after Daniel decided to leave in 2001.

Similarly to Savage Garden, the album's track listing varied internationally. The Australian version of the album features a bonus remix of "The Animal Song", a CD-ROM featuring video footage and bonus material, and the uncut version of "Gunning Down Romance". The International version removes the remix, CD-ROM and features a cut version of "Gunning Down Romance", due to a manufacturing error where six seconds of music are cut between 4:36 and 4:42, causing the music to stop abruptly.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Affirmation"4:56
2."Hold Me"4:50
3."I Knew I Loved You"4:10
4."The Best Thing"4:19
5."Crash and Burn"4:41
6."Chained to You"4:08
7."The Animal Song"4:39
8."The Lover After Me"4:50
9."Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"3:27
10."You Can Still Be Free"4:18
11."Gunning Down Romance"5:34
12."I Don't Know You Anymore"3:50
Australian special edition
No.TitleLength
13."The Animal Song" (Hex Hector Club Mix)9:55
14."The Animal Song" (Making of the Video)3:00
Declaration live bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."The Best Thing"5:24
2."The Lover After Me"4:38
3."I Don't Know You Anymore"3:37
4."Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"4:46
5."You Can Still Be Free"4:58
6."Hold Me"4:52
7."Gunning Down Romance"6:36
8."Crash and Burn"5:13
9."Chained to You"6:33
10."I Knew I Loved You"8:05
11."Affirmation"6:17
Expanded Edition 2015 (Disc 2)
No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me" (Live at London Radio) 
2."Crash & Burn" (Live at London Radio) 
3."I Knew I Loved You" (Live at Paris Radio) 
4."The Lover After Me" (Live at Paris Radio) 
5."I Don't Know You Anymore" (Live from The Panel) 
6."I Knew I Loved You" (Eddie¹s Rhythm Radio Mix) 
7."Affirmation 2004" (Almighty Mix) 
8."Chained To You" (Justin Shave Remix) 
9."Crash & Burn" (Eddie¹s Bumped Up Dance Mix) 
10."Hold Me 2004" (Almighty Mix) 

Credits

Savage Garden

Additional personnel

Production

Charts and certifications

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] 8× Platinum560,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [39] 2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [40] 2× Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [41] Gold31,905 [41]
Germany (BVMI) [42] Gold150,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [43] Gold100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [44] Platinum+Gold225,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [45] Platinum15,000^
Sweden (GLF) [46] 2× Platinum160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] 3× Platinum900,000^
United States (RIAA) [48] 3× Platinum3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [49] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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