Tears of Pearls

"Tears of Pearls"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Savage Garden
B-side	"Love Can Move You"
Released	11 May 1999[1]
Format	CD single
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop
Length	3:47
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer(s)	Savage Garden and Charles Fisher
Savage Garden singles chronology
"The Animal Song" (1999) "Tears of Pearls" (1999) "I Knew I Loved You" (1999)
"The Animal Song" (1999) "Tears of Pearls" (1999) "I Knew I Loved You" (1999)

"Tears of Pearls" is a song by Savage Garden, released as the seventh and final single taken from their eponymous self-titled debut album. The song was later included on the remix disc of The Future of Earthly Delites, as the Tears on the Dancefloor Mix. There are two distinct versions of this mix; the original, and a version included on later pressings of the album, containing more reverb on the vocals.

Background

The single was available exclusively in selected areas of Europe.^[2] The music video for "Tears of Pearls" features tour footage from the group's Future of Earthly Delites tour. It was directed by Adolfo Doring. The music video features on the group's home video release, The Video Collection, and in edited form on the VHS release of The Story So Far.^[3]

The cover art for the single was also used for the 1998 re release of "I Want You" in the United Kingdom, and the release of "Santa Monica" as a single in Japan.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Tears of Pearls" – 3:48
2. "Love Can Move You" – 4:45

Maxi CD

1. "Tears of Pearls" – 3:48
2. "Santa Monica" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe) – 3:41
3. "Love Can Move You" – 4:45

Chart positions

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics