Affirmation (Savage Garden album)

Affirmation
Australian cover
Studio album by Savage Garden
Released	1 November 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Soft rock [1]
Length	53:42 (International edition) 63:37 (Australian edition)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Walter Afanasieff Darren Hayes Daniel Jones
Savage Garden chronology
Truly Madly Deeply – Ultra Rare Tracks (1998) Affirmation (1999) Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden (2005)
Singles from Affirmation
"The Animal Song" Released: 23 February 1999 "I Knew I Loved You" Released: 28 September 1999 "Affirmation" Released: 10 January 2000 "Crash and Burn" Released: 20 March 2000 "Chained to You" Released: 2 October 2000 "Hold Me" Released: 13 November 2000 "The Best Thing" Released: 19 March 2001

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Darren Hayes – vocals
• Daniel Jones – additional guitars; keyboards, synthesizers, drum and rhythm programming

Additional personnel

• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synthesizers, drum and rhythm programming, acoustic piano on track 9
• Greg Bieck – keyboards and programming
• Michael Landau – electric guitars
• Michael Thompson – electric guitars and lead baritone guitar on track 6
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitars
• Nathan East – bass
• Steve Smith – drums
• Strings arranged and conducted by Jeremy Lubbock; contractor – Jules Chaikin

Production

• Arranged and produced by Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
• Recorded and engineered by Jay Healy (vocals), Kent Matcke (basic tracking), David Frazer (guitars, strings on track 9), David Reitzas (guitars) and David Gleeson (drums, Fairlight, vocals and piano)
• Assistant engineers – Brian Vibberts, Pete Krawiec, Tony Rambo, Dave Ashton, Ethan Schofer, Dave Ashton, Luis Quine, Mark Gregory, Ryan Hewitt
• Mixed by Dave Way (tracks 1–6 and 8–12) and Chris Lord-Alge (track 7)
• Mastered by Vlado Meller

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 43 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [15] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 46 Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10) [17] 3 European Albums Chart [18] 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] 8 French Albums (SNEP) [20] 45 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 11 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) [22] 3 Irish Albums (IRMA) [23] 12 Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [24] 39 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [25] 12 Malaysian Albums (IFPI) [26] 2 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [28] 4 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [29] 8 Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [31] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 8 UK Albums (OCC) [33] 7 US Billboard 200 [34] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [35] 4 UK Albums (OCC) [36] 89 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [37] 3 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [38] 41 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [39] 39 UK Albums (OCC) [40] 21 US Billboard 200 [41] 25 Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [42] 71 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [43] 46 US Billboard 200 195

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44]	8× Platinum	560,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [45]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46]	2× Platinum	100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [47]	Gold	31,905 [47]
Germany (BVMI) [48]	Gold	150,000^
Indonesia [49]	Platinum	50,000 [50]
Italy (FIMI) [49]	Gold	50,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [51]	Gold	100,000^
Malaysia [49]	Platinum	25,000 [50]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [52]	Platinum+Gold	225,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53]	Platinum	15,000^
Philippines (PARI) [49]	Platinum	40,000*
Portugal (AFP) [49]	Gold	20,000^
Singapore (RIAS) [49]	Platinum	15,000*
South Africa (RISA) [49]	Gold	25,000*
Sweden (GLF) [54]	2× Platinum	160,000^
Taiwan (RIT) [49]	Platinum	50,000*
Thailand [49]	Platinum	40,000 [50]
United Kingdom (BPI) [55]	3× Platinum	900,000^
United States (RIAA) [56]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [57]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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