Darren Stanley Hayes is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden until their disbandment. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at number 1 in Australia, number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 3 in the United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US number 1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as Australian and US number 1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian number 3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden parted ways in 2001.
Vulture Street is the fifth studio album by Australian alternative rock band by Powderfinger, released on 29 July 2003 by Universal Music. It won the 2003 ARIA Music Award for Best Rock Album. Produced by Nick DiDia, Vulture Street was certified platinum, and spent 47 weeks on the ARIA Charts and peaked at #1. Singles from the album included "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind", "Since You've Been Gone", "Love Your Way" and "Sunsets".
Spin is the first solo album released by former Savage Garden vocalist Darren Hayes. The album was produced by Walter Afanasieff and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. It was released in Australia in March 2002 and reached the rest of the world later that year.
James Morrison Catchpole is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, Japan and Iran, peaking in the top five in the UK and claiming the No. 1 spot in New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered (2006), debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. In 2007, Morrison won the Brit Award for Best British Male.
"So Beautiful" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and Robert Conley. In 2005, the song was released as a single as a part of the promotion of the greatest hits album Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden, a band that Hayes was part of until their split in 2001. Hayes was credited on the release as "Darren Hayes ".
The discography of Darren Hayes, an Australian pop singer, consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, twenty-five singles, twenty-two music videos, and four video albums. He released his first two studio albums via Columbia Records, and since 2007, has released music through his own record label, Powdered Sugar. Including his work with Savage Garden, Hayes has sold more than 39 million albums worldwide, of which five million have been sold during his solo career. His five studio albums include Spin (2002), The Tension and the Spark (2004), both of which were released by Columbia; Hayes left the label and went on to release four studio albums, This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007), Secret Codes and Battleships (2011), and his most recent studio album, Homosexual, which was released on 7 October 2022.
"On the Verge of Something Wonderful" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and Robert Conley for Hayes' third solo album, This Delicate Thing We've Made. The song is the first single to be released from the album, made available in Australia on 28 July 2007 and in the UK on 6 August 2007. It debuted at number 20 in the UK Singles Chart, before dropping 53 places to 73.
"Me, Myself and (I)" is a song written by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and Justin Shave for Hayes' third solo album, This Delicate Thing We've Made. The song was confirmed as the album's second single on Hayes' official MySpace page in July 2007. According to Hayes' official website, the track was co-written and produced on the second-to-last night of the album recording sessions. The track failed to make the top 40 in the United Kingdom, debuting and peaking at No. 59 on 24 November 2007. The single sleeve artwork bears a striking resemblance to Kraftwerk's The Man-Machine album sleeve, and is most likely an homage to the electronic music pioneers.
"Step into the Light" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes from his third solo album, This Delicate Thing We've Made. The track was remixed several times and a remix EP was released in April 2007 to promote the album in clubs and pubs. The song became popular in the United States, peaking at #5 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album version of the song was revealed on YouTube in May 2007.
"Casey" is a song written by Darren Hayes and Peter-John Vettese for Hayes' album This Delicate Thing We've Made. It was released as the fourth and final single from the album, and was his first single to be a download-only release. It managed to chart at #108 in the UK. The original version of the song does not appear on any of the download singles, however a radio edit was made and released. An eighty-second clip of the music video was released by Hayes on his YouTube account on 22 December 2007. The full clip debuted on Hayes' official website and YouTube account on 26 January 2008.
"Who Would Have Thought" is a song written by Darren Hayes and Guy Chambers, for Hayes' third solo album This Delicate Thing We've Made, released as a limited-edition 7" vinyl and digital download alongside the "Me, Myself and (I)" single release. Hayes added an animated video for the song as a teaser on his official website, as well as his Myspace profile, on 9 April 2007. The single failed to chart due to its ineligibility as a promotional release. The b-side "The Only One" is included on the album This delicate thing we've made.
Richard Cullen is a British animator, designer, director, and screenwriter.
We Are Smug is a collaborative studio album recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes and producer and songwriter Robert Conley under the pseudonym We Are Smug. Originally intended as an anonymous secret side project for Hayes to experiment with new sounds, the album was given away for free for a limited period via digital download as a gift to fans on Hayes' birthday on 8 May 2009 but all free links have since been removed. Hayes has recently said he intends to commercially release the album with a bonus song at some point in the future. The album is an eclectic and experimental vehicle where Hayes adopted various personas and experimented with vocal delivery and genre in a way he had never done as a mainstream artist. It is unique as a recording because Hayes shares vocal duties with Conley, sometimes swapping out the lead for backing vocals. Hayes takes the lead on about half the album at varying times changing his voice, alternating between a high falsetto, a lower raspy tone, experimenting with hip hop and Beach Boys styled harmonies.
Savage Garden were an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on guitar, keyboards and vocals, formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993. They were signed to John Woodruff's talent agency and achieved international success with their No. 1 hit singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply" (1997) and "I Knew I Loved You" (1999).
Justin Shave, better known as Shave, is an Australian music producer/composer and sonic technologist. He also works across the TV, record and advertising industries.
This Delicate Film We've Made is the first video release by Australian recording artist Darren Hayes. It's a feature-length musical film created and directed by him.
"Bloodstained Heart" is a song by British-based Australian singer Darren Hayes, released as the second overall single from his fourth studio album, Secret Codes and Battleships, on 26 February 2012.
"Stupid Mistake" is a song by British-based Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes, released as the fourth single from his fourth studio album, Secret Codes and Battleships, on 7 May 2012.
"Immortals" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Fall Out Boy for the 2014 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6. An alternative version appears on the band's sixth studio album American Beauty/American Psycho (2015).
Homosexual is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It was released on 7 October 2022 and is Hayes' third studio album to be released on his own record label, Powdered Sugar. The album was preceded by five singles: "Let's Try Being in Love", "Do You Remember?", "Poison Blood", "All You Pretty Things" and "Feels Like It's Over". Homosexual is the first of Hayes' studio albums where he has written, composed, produced and performed entirely by himself.
