The Animal Song

"The Animal Song"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released	23 February 1999 (Australia) 25 March 1999 (Japan) 29 June 1999 (Europe)
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Length	4:39
Label	Columbia
Writer(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)

"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.

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. "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

Charts (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2]	15
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4]	48
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	3
Norway (VG-lista)[6]	12
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	16
US Billboard Adult Top 40	20
US Billboard Hot 100	19
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	14
US Billboard Top 40 Tracks	18

End-of-year chart (1999)	Position
Australian ARIA Charts[8]	18

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Savage Garden – The Animal Song". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Ultratop.be – Savage Garden – The Animal Song" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
3. Canada Top Singles peak
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Savage Garden – The Animal Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Charts.org.nz – Savage Garden – The Animal Song". Top 40 Singles.
6. "Norwegiancharts.com – Savage Garden – The Animal Song". VG-lista.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Savage Garden – The Animal Song". Singles Top 100.
8. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1999.htm