Tears of Pearls

1999 single by Savage Garden

"Tears of Pearls"

Single by Savage Garden
from the album  Savage Garden
B-side| "Love Can Move You"
Released| 11 May 1999[1]
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:47
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)|

* Darren Hayes
* Daniel Jones

Producer(s)|

* Savage Garden
* Charles Fisher

Savage Garden singles chronology
| "The Animal Song"
(1999)  | "Tears of Pearls"
(1999)  | "I Knew I Loved You"
(1999)

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Audio video
"Tears of Pearls" on YouTube

"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

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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.

In the song's chorus, the titular pearls are revealed to be "mixed emotions" that humans keep locked away like stolen jewels, concealed from the rest of the world. From time to time those emotions and feelings burst out in the open, creating "tears of pearls".

In the words of Daniel Jones, "Tears of Pearls" was a track he composed "because Darren wanted me to write it". The creative process was unusual, consisting of Hayes requesting various changes from Jones to build up the song he had in mind. Hayes described it as a "hipster-retroist" tribute to the new wave acts of the 1980s, citing Duran Duran and George Michael as key inspirations. He clarified that "Tears of Pearls" was meant to be a "theatrical" number that he thought would be great to open Savage Garden's live shows and tours.

## Track listing

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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

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1999)  | Peak
position

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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] | 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 87
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 32

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1999)  | Position

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Romania (Romanian Top 100)[7] | 71

## References

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1. ^ "Tears of Pearls". Amazon UK.
2. ^ "Tears of Pearls". Amazon UK.
3. ^ Savage Garden "Tears of Pearls" Music Video
4. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 11, 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
5. ^ "Savage Garden – Tears of Pearls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
6. ^ "Savage Garden – Tears of Pearls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
7. ^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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Savage Garden

* Darren Hayes
* Daniel Jones

Studio albums|

* Savage Garden
* Affirmation

Compilation albums|

* Truly Madly Deeply – Ultra Rare Tracks
* Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden
* The Singles

Singles|

* "I Want You"
* "To the Moon and Back"
* "Truly Madly Deeply"
* "Break Me Shake Me"
* "Universe"
* "Santa Monica"
* "The Animal Song"
* "Tears of Pearls"
* "I Knew I Loved You"
* "Affirmation"
* "Crash and Burn"
* "Chained to You"
* "Hold Me"
* "The Best Thing"

Remixes|

* The Future of Earthly Delites

Video releases|

* Superstars and Cannonballs

Related articles|

* Discography
* "All Around Me"
* Awards and nominations
* Affirmation World Tour
* Darren Hayes solo discography

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