Insatiable (Darren Hayes song)

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"Insatiable"
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Single by Darren Hayes
from the album Spin
B-side
  • "Ride" (demo)
  • "Falling at Your Feet" (demo)
Released7 January 2002 (2002-01-07)
Recorded14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
Studio Wallyworld (Marin County, California)
Length
  • 5:10 (album version)
  • 4:15 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Walter Afanasieff
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Insatiable"
(2002)		"Strange Relationship"
(2002)
Music video
"Insatiable" on YouTube

"Insatiable" is the debut solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes, former lead singer of Savage Garden. The song served as the lead single from his debut solo album, Spin (2002). It was serviced to American adult contemporary radio on 7 January 2002 and was issued as a CD single in Australia the following week, on 14 January. The song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart on the week of 21 April 2002, reached number three on the Australian and Danish singles charts, and peaked at number eight on the Swedish and UK charts.

Contents

Composition

"Insatiable" is in the key of G minor and is played at a tempo of 144 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video showcases Darren Hayes looking at videos of an Italian starlet that he is infatuated with, the black-and-white filmography in the music video is said to be based off 1960's Italian romances such as La Dolce Vita . The video continues with Hayes showing he has allowed his hair to grow, and has dyed it blonde, which is his natural hair colour.

Hayes said in a HuffPost piece in 2022 that although US label executives were initially enthusiastic about the song itself, after they were shown a rough cut of the video, they feared Hayes appeared "too gay" for American audiences and wanted to "overhaul" his image "so as not to scare off fans". [1]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Spin album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Insatiable"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [41] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Insatiable"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States7 January 2002 Columbia [43]
11 January 2002 Contemporary hit radio [44]
Australia14 January 2002CD [45]
Japan6 March 2002Sony Int'l [46]
United Kingdom18 March 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
Columbia [47]

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