Hold Me (Savage Garden song)

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"Hold Me"
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Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released13 November 2000 (2000-11-13)
Length
  • 4:51 (album version)
  • 3:54 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Savage Garden singles chronology
"Chained to You"
(2000)		"Hold Me"
(2000)		"The Best Thing"
(2001)
Music video
"Hold Me" on YouTube

"Hold Me" is a song by Australian musical duo Savage Garden, released as the sixth overall single from their second and final studio album, Affirmation . Released in the United Kingdom in November 2000 and in Australia in January 2001, the single reached number 54 in Australia and became a top-20 hit in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The music video features Darren walking around Borough Market, and streets in South London, whilst trucks drive in and out of them.

Contents

Song meaning

In a video posted on the band's Facebook page on 21 June 2015, singer Darren Hayes explained that "Hold Me" had been written about a marriage breaking down.

Track listing

United Kingdom

CD1

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "Crash and Burn" (Live in the Studio) – 4:08
  3. "Truly Madly Deeply" (Australian version) – 4:38

CD2

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "I Want You" (live acoustic) – 2:48
  3. "I Knew I Loved You" (live in Brisbane, May 2000) – 3:26

Cassette

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "Truly Madly Deeply" (Australian version) – 4:38

Europe

Single CD

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "Truly Madly Deeply" (Australian version) – 4:38

Maxi-CD

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "Truly Madly Deeply" (Australian version) – 4:38
  3. "I Want You" (live acoustic) – 2:48
  4. "I Knew I Loved You" (live in Brisbane, May 2000) – 3:26

Australia

  1. "Hold Me" – 4:50
  2. "Hold Me" (live in Brisbane, May 2000) – 5:10
  3. "The Best Thing" (live in Brisbane, May 2000) – 5:29
  4. "Affirmation" (Almighty Remix) – 8:04

New Zealand

  1. "Hold Me" (radio version) – 3:54
  2. "Crash and Burn" (live in the Studio) – 4:08
  3. "I Want You" (live acoustic) – 2:48
  4. "I Knew I Loved You" (live in Brisbane, May 2000) – 3:26

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 54
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 42
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [3] 69
Germany (GfK) [4] 79
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [6] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts) [7] 21
Scotland (OCC) [8] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States8 August 2000 Columbia [10] [11]
United Kingdom13 November 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
Columbia [12]
Australia15 January 2001CD [13]

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