The Animal Song

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"The Animal Song"
AnimalSong.jpg
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released23 February 1999 (1999-02-23)
Genre Pop
Length
  • 4:39 (album version)
  • 3:49 (radio edit)
Label Roadshow Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Savage Garden singles chronology
"Santa Monica"
(1998)		"The Animal Song"
(1999)		"Tears of Pearls"
(1999)
Music video
"The Animal Song" on YouTube

"The Animal Song" is a song by Australian pop music duo Savage Garden, released as a single on 23 February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister and also appeared on their second studio album, Affirmation (1999), as well as their compilation album, Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden . It was the band's first song to be produced by Walter Afanasieff, a producer well known for his work with Mariah Carey. Afanasieff would later produce the group's Affirmation album, and also Darren Hayes' first solo album, Spin .

Contents

Background

The video for the song was directed by Jim Gable. It features Hayes walking through a parade, with intercut scenes from The Other Sister with Juliette Lewis. The song is also used in the "Shamu Rocks" seasonal nighttime show at SeaWorld, America. "The Animal Song" became the group's third Canadian number one single, topping the singles chart for three weeks, from 27 March 1999. It also peaked at number three in their native Australia and New Zealand, number 19 in the United States, and number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

In June 2015, singer Darren Hayes explained that Savage Garden had been offered to record a song for Runaway Bride . However they passed up on the proposal and instead chose to compose a song "for the film that flopped". [1] Daniel Jones described "The Animal Song" as a "transitional song" between their first and second albums and a "fun song that made you feel good".

The lyrics of the song deal with the struggles experienced by individuals suffering from mental illnesses, and more generally with the difficulty in expressing one's emotions and finding compassion in a confusing world that stultifies individuals with all kinds of rules. According to Darren Hayes, his longing for life in the tropical climes of Australia while living in the United States provided further inspiration for the lyrics.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37] Platinum70,000^
Sweden (GLF) [38] Gold15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
Australia23 February 1999CD Roadshow Music [11]
United States
  • CD
  • cassette
 Columbia [39] [40]
Canada9 March 1999CD [41]
Japan25 March 1999 SME [42]
United Kingdom28 June 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
Columbia [43]

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