I Want You (Savage Garden song)

"I Want You"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Savage Garden
B-side	"Fire Inside the Man" "Tears of Pearls" "Mine (And You Could Be)"
Released	30 July 1996 (Australia) 11 February 1997 (North America) 2 June 1997 (UK) 9 November 1998 (as "I Want You '98", UK)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	3:53
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer(s)	Savage Garden and Charles Fisher
Savage Garden singles chronology
"I Want You" (1996) "To the Moon and Back" (1996)

"I Want You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was originally released in Australia in late July 1996 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album, Savage Garden. The single hit number one in Canada, and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia. The single also peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In November 1998, the single was re-released in the UK, following the success of "Truly Madly Deeply" and "To the Moon and Back". This release peaked at number 12. The song is also used as the ending theme of the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure during the Diamond Is Unbreakable arc.

Music video

Two music videos were released for the song; a low-budget version in Australia and a second, higher-budget version for America and international markets. The first video, released in 1996, showed the band performing in a room full of disco lights and Darren Hayes singing on the back of a moving vehicle. The second video, released in 1997, features the band in a stylised futuristic warehouse and recording studio. Both videos present Darren Hayes with long black hair.

The international version was featured on the band's 2005 compilation Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden, while the Australian version was not available until the release of the 2015 compilation The Singles.

Track listings

UK CD (1997) "I Want You" (album version) "I Want You" (Xenomania Funky Mix) "I Want You" (Xenomania 12" Club Mix) "I Want You" (Sharp Miami Mix) Cassette (1997) "I Want You" (album version) "Promises" CD1 (1998) "I Want You '98" (Bascombe Mix) "I Want You '98" (Sash! Radio Edit) "To the Moon and Back" (karaoke version) CD2 (1998) "I Want You '98" (Sash! Extended Mix) "I Want You" (Sharp Miami Mix) "I Want You" (Xenomania Funky Mix) Cassette (1998) "I Want You '98" (Bascombe Mix) "I Want You '98" (Sash! Radio Edit) Europe CD1 "I Want You" (radio version) – 3:37 "I Want You" (Hot Radio Mix) – 3:33 CD2 "I Want You" (radio version) – 3:37 "I Want You" (Pee Wee Club Mix) – 6:30 "Tears of Pearls" – 3:52 "Mine (And You Could Be)" – 4:29

America CD1 "I Want You" – 3:53 "Tears of Pearls" – 3:46 CD2 "I Want You" – 3:53 "I Want You" (Jason Nevins' Radio Remix) – 3:37 "I Want You" (Bastone Club Mix) – 8:30 "I Want You" (I Need I Want Mix) – 7:55 "I Want You" (Hot Radio Mix) – 3:33 Japan "I Want You" – 3:53 "I Want You" (Jason Nevins' Radio Remix) – 3:37 "I Want You" (Bastone Club Mix) – 8:30 "I Want You" (I Need I Want Mix) – 7:55 "I Want You" (Hot Radio Mix) – 3:33 Australia Standard "I Want You" – 3:53 "Fire Inside the Man" – 4:11 Limited edition "I Want You" (original radio version) – 3:54 "I Want You" (Flu Club Mix) – 6:22 "I Want You" (Pee Wee Club Mix) – 6:30 "I Want You" (Flu Radio Edit) – 3:44 "I Want You" (Flu Midnight Mix) – 6:24

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1996-1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 27 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 33 Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1 France (SNEP)[5] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 38 Ireland (IRMA) 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 22 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 11 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 21 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 4 Chart (1998) Peak Position UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] 12

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Australia ARIA Chart[12] 12 Chart (1997) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 22 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000^^ United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 600,000[16] ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Savage Garden – I Want You". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Savage Garden – I Want You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Savage Garden – I Want You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – Savage Garden – I Want You" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Lescharts.com – Savage Garden – I Want You" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Musicline.de – Savage Garden Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Savage Garden search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
8. "Charts.org.nz – Savage Garden – I Want You". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Savage Garden – I Want You". Singles Top 100.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Savage Garden – I Want You". Swiss Singles Chart.
12. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1996.htm
13. "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
14. Kent, David (2006). Australian Chart Book 1993-2005. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-45889-2.
15. "American single certifications – Savage Garden – I Want You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
16. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics