The Animal Song

"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. Afanasieff would later produce the group's Affirmation album, and also Darren Hayes' first solo album, Spin.

This article is about the 1999 Savage Garden song. For song by animals, see animal song. For songs named "Animal", see Animal (disambiguation).

"The Animal Song"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released23 February 1999 (Australia)
25 March 1999 (Japan)
29 June 1999 (Europe)
Recorded1998
GenrePop
Length4:39
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer(s)Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
Savage Garden singles chronology
"Santa Monica"
(1998)		 "The Animal Song"
(1999)		 "Tears of Pearls"
(1999)
Music video
"The Animal Song" on YouTube

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 number three in Australia and New Zealand, number 19 in the United States, and—in the summer of 1999—number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

In June 2015, singer Darren Hayes explained that Savage Garden had been offered to record a song for Runaway Bride. However they passed up on the proposal and instead chose to compose a song "for the film that flopped".[1] Daniel Jones described "The Animal Song" as a "transitional song" between their first and second albums and a "fun song that made you feel good".

The lyrics of the song deal with the struggles experienced by individuals suffering from mental illnesses, and more generally with the difficulty in expressing one's emotions and finding compassion in a confusing world that stultifies individuals with all kinds of rules. According to Darren Hayes, his longing for life in the tropical climes of Australia while living in the United States provided further inspiration for the lyrics.

Track listing
  • United Kingdom
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. "Break Me Shake Me" (Broken Mix) – 4:18
Cassette
  1. "The Animal Song" – 4:39
  2. "All Around Me" – 4:11
  • 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. "Break 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" (a cappella) – 3:46

Charts and certifications

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