The Animal Song

"The Animal Song"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released	23 February 1999
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Length	4:39
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer	Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
Savage Garden singles chronology
"Tears of Pearls" (1999) "The Animal Song" (1999) "I Knew I Loved You" (1999)

"The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister, but also appeared on their second studio album, Affirmation, 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. Walter would later produce the group's Affirmation album, and also Darren Hayes' first solo album, Spin.

Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 References

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 #3 in Australia and #19 in the US. It later reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart in summer 1999.

Track listing

• UK

CD1

1. "The Animal Song" (Radio Version) – 3:42
2. "Carry on Dancing" (Ultraviolet Mix) - 6:44
3. "The Animal Song" (Instrumental) – 4:17

CD2

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "All Around Me" – 4:11
3. "Brake Me Shake Me" (Broken Mix) - 4:18

Cassette

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "Santa Monica" (Bittersweet Remix) - 5:00

• America

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "Santa Monica" (Bittersweet Remix) - 5:00

• Australia

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "The Animal Song" (Radio Version) – 3:42
3. "Santa Monica" (Bittersweet Remix) - 5:00

• Europe

CD1

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "Santa Monica" (Bittersweet Remix) - 5:00

CD2

1. "The Animal Song" (Radio Version) – 3:42
2. "Carry on Dancing" (Ultraviolet Mix) - 6:44
3. "The Animal Song" (Instrumental) – 4:17
4. "All Around Me" – 4:11
5. "Brake Me Shake Me" (Broken Mix) - 4:18

• Japan

1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
2. "The Animal Song" (Radio Version) – 3:42
3. "The Animal Song" (7" Vocal Mix) - 4:21
4. "The Animal Song" (Instrumental) – 4:42
5. "The Animal Song" (Acapella) - 3:46

Charts

End-of-year chart (1999)	Position
Australian ARIA Charts[1]	18

References

Savage Garden Darren Hayes · Daniel Jones Savage Garden "I Want You" · "To the Moon and Back" · "Truly Madly Deeply" · "Break Me Shake Me" · "Universe" · "Santa Monica" · "Tears of Pearls" Affirmation "The Animal Song" · "I Knew I Loved You" · "Crash and Burn" · "Affirmation" · "Chained to You" · "Hold Me" · "The Best Thing" Compilations The Future of Earthly Delites · Truly Madly Deeply – Ultra Rare Tracks · Ultra Hit Tracks  · Affirmation: The B-Sides · Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden Home releases The Video Collection · The Story So Far · Superstars and Cannonballs Related articles Discography · Awards and nominations