To the Moon and Back

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"To the Moon and Back"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Savage Garden
Released	1996
Format	Vinyl record (7"), CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Pop
Length	5:41
Label	Roadshow Music
Writer(s)	Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer(s)	Savage Garden and Charles Fisher
Chart positions
#1(Australia, Latvia) #3(UK) #24(US)
Savage Garden singles chronology
"I Want You" (1996)	"To the Moon and Back" (1996)	"Truly Madly Deeply" (1997)

"To the Moon and Back" is the second single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album "Savage Garden" and was released in 1996.

The video clip for "To the Moon and Back" was changed and re-shot twice for the US market. The original was shot in black and white 4:3 format while the two US versions were in colour and in 16:9 format. The Australian video was directed by Catherine Caines and Chris Bentley^[1].

[edit] US Video Version 1

The first US video is referred as the "Malibu version" and features Darren with long hair.

Filmed: April 17,18, 1997
Director: Nigel Dick
Director of Photography/Camera: Russell Swanson
Production: Dickfilms[df350](Nina Dluhy)
Production time: 2 days
Set Location: Downtown Loas Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specifications: colour - format unknown
Sound Mix: Stereo
Production Designer: Paul Martin (Art Director)
Cutter/Editor: Bruce Ochmanek^[2]

[edit] US Video Version 2

The second US video was filmed in New York and features Darren with short hair.

[edit] Track Listing

US Single 1997

1. To The Moon And Back - Radio Edit 4:32
2. To The Moon And Back - Hani's Num Radio Edit 3:57
3. To The Moon And Back - Hani's Num Club Mix 9:18
4. To The Moon And Back - Num Dub 5:15
5. Escape Into Hyper Space - 4:39

UK Single 1997

1. Short Edit
2. Album Version
3. Hani's Num Club Mix
4. Memories Are Designed To Fade

UK Single 1998

1. Radio Edit 3:44
2. Almighty Fired Up Mix 6:16
3. Almighty Definitive Mix 6:09