"Truly Madly Deeply" | ||||||||
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Single by Savage Garden | ||||||||
from the album Savage Garden | ||||||||
B-side | "I'll Bet He Was Cool", "I Want You", "Promises", "This Side of Me", "Love Can Move You" | |||||||
Released | 3 March 1997 | |||||||
Format | CD single, Cassette single | |||||||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||||||
Genre | Pop, R&B, adult contemporary, Soft Rock | |||||||
Length | 4:37 | |||||||
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Columbia (International) Roadshow Music (Australia) Sony Records (Japan) |
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Writer(s) | Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones | |||||||
Producer(s) | Charles Fisher | |||||||
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"Truly Madly Deeply" | ||||
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Single by Cascada | ||||
from the album Everytime We Touch | ||||
Released | 11 December 2006 (UK) | |||
Format | CD, 12", digital | |||
Recorded | 2005 Plazmatek Studio Cologne Plazmatek Studio Erkrath |
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Genre | Eurodance | |||
Length | 2:59 (radio edit) 4:11 (album version) |
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Label | Zooland | |||
Producer(s) | Manuel Reuter, Yann Peifer | |||
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"Truly Madly Deeply" is a song by Australian pop band Savage Garden, released as the third single from their self-titled debut album in March 1997 by Columbia Records, Roadshow Music and Sony Records. It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single along it nominated of ARIA Music Award for Song of the Year. Written by bandmates Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, the song is a reworking of a song called "Magical Kisses" that the pair wrote together long before recording began on their debut album. It was used as the main theme from the soundtrack of the 1998 film Music from Another Room, starring Jude Law and Gretchen Mol.
The song reached number one in Australia in 1997 and in the United States the following year. Two music videos were filmed for the track—one for its original Australian release, and another for the international market shot in Paris.
There are two distinct versions of the song. The first was made available on the Australian version of the group's album, whereas the second version appears on the release of the album in Europe and America. This version was composed in 1996, and features a drum machine track instead of the more acoustic-sounding music featured on the Australian version. The European version also features on the group's greatest hits compilation, Truly Madly Completely.
Two music videos were made for the song. The original Australian video, which presents Darren Hayes with long hair, features the band in a white room with several other people. Darren is on a red sofa singing the song while Daniel performs on the piano. The video used for the European market, which presents Darren Hayes with short hair, was filmed in Paris. It was directed by Adolfo Doring. The video depicts the story of two lovers, a young man and a lady, who have been separated by circumstances. The woman arrives in Paris, possibly at Gare du Nord station, in search of her lover, who is also waiting for her. He is wandering in various places within the Montmartre area, including the Soleil de la Butte restaurant. In between the scenes involving the two lovers, Darren Hayes can be seen walking around Paris, in locations such as the Place de la Concorde and the Jardin des Tuileries. He is singing, thereby acting as a narrator to the story involving the two lovers. Towards the end of the video, Hayes enters a small concert hall where Daniel Jones is playing guitar. Shortly afterwards, the young lady manages to find her lover, right in the centre of Paris. They are both filled with emotion on seeing each other again. The video ends with Hayes and Jones coming out of the concert hall, and coming across the two lovers who are rejoicing in their reunion. The video was released on 25 October 2009. As of January 2017, the video has received over 107 million views.