Affirmation
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| Straight from Savage Garden... |
"I was walking around the Village in New York City, where there are always little graffiti statements. This one week, someone had written things in chalk on the sidewalk, and there was a line that read, 'beauty magazines promote low self-esteem.' I thought about how cool it would be to just spew forth all of these things that I think about life. 'Affirmation' pretty much sums up the whole record: it's quite positive, but it's also brutal and to the point. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. I wanted to be that literal." -Darren Hayes "This song is like 'I Want You' on an adrenaline rush. It's just a high-energy, big synth pop, positive-sounding kind of song. The instrumental is so in the pocket for what Darren is trying to say: life can be really damn good if you know how to play the game." -Daniel Jones |
| The 411 |
Track #1 of Affirmation 3rd single off Affirmation (Australia), 4th single off Affirmation (worldwide) Release year: January 2000 (Australia), September 2000 (US), July 2000 (worldwide) |
| Awards, Records, and Radio |
#37 on Radio and Records Pop Chart Most added track to American radio in its release week #16 on the ARIA charts #96 on Top 100 Singles in Australia for 2000 Achieved gold status in Australia #8 in the UK "Best Pop Release" - 2000 ARIA Awards Nomination "Best International Song" - 2001 NRJ Radio Awards Nomination "Most Performed Australian Work" - 2001 APRA Awards Nomination #31 on Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) Most Broadcasted Songs of 2001 |
| Media |
Music: Chords::Tabulature::Bass Tabs::Sheet Music Audio: RealAudio::Midi Video: International::Australian |
| Avoid Those Embarrassing Misheard Lyric Moments |
I believe the sun should never set upon an argument / I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands / I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you / I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do / I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem / I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone -->chorus: I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned / I believe you can't appreciate real love till you've been burned / I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side / I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality / I believe that trust is more important than monogamy / I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul / I believe that family is worth more than money or gold / I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair / I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires -->chorus I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness / I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed / I believe that God does not endorse tv evangelists / I believe in love surviving death into eternity -->chorus |
| Video Eye Candy |
International version Release Year: 2000aka the "Tears of Pearls" video version 2.0. *rolls eyes* It has the same concept: concert clips, backstage clips, and other fun goodies like Darren swimming with dolphins at Sea World. And, if it floats your boat, Dan and the guys without shirts *hello* All the clips were taken from the video Superstars and Cannonballs, which was filmed during the Australian leg of the Affirmation World Tour. Did you notice... Australian version  Release Year: 2000 - Director: Alexander ZachariouHere is a Savage Garden video without Savage Garden in it (???)! Basically the entire vid is clips of different points in the 1900's. Like a big Year 2000 thing. Nice idea but easily forgettable. Did you notice... |
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