Universe (Savage Garden song)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Universe" Savage Garden song – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

1997 single by Savage Garden

"Universe"

Single by Savage Garden
from the album  Savage Garden
B-side|

* "Love Can Move You"
* "This Side of Me"

Released| 20 October 1997
Genre| Pop
Length| 4:21
Label| Roadshow Music
Songwriter(s)|

* Darren Hayes
* Daniel Jones

Producer(s)| Mike Pela
Savage Garden singles chronology
| "Break Me Shake Me"
(1997)  | "Universe"
(1997)  | "Santa Monica"
(1998)

|
|

Audio video
"Universe" on YouTube

"Universe" is the fifth single taken from Australian pop duo Savage Garden's self titled debut album, released in Australia on 20 October 1997. The version of B-side "This Side of Me" that appears on the single release is roughly twenty seconds shorter than other released versions. This is the version that was originally intended for release.

## Background

[edit]

"Universe" was released as a single on 20 October 1997, exclusively in Australia, as at the time, "To the Moon and Back" had only just been released in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States.

It was the last official single to be released from the album in Australia, and was the most added song to radio stations on the week of release. The song also charted at number 25 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.[1] It also peaked at number 26 in the group's home country.[2]

## Music video

[edit]

The music video depicts the duo in an oriental themed setting, with various women and couples dancing together, and taking photos of the women on Polaroids. In some shots, Darren is seen at a long table with them, simply singing to the camera, and also performing the song on a stage. The video did not see a commercial release until it was released on the DVD component of The Singles compilation, released in June 2015.

## Track listing

[edit]

1. "Universe" – 4:21
2. "Love Can Move You" – 4:47
3. "This Side of Me" (short version) – 3:51
4. "Universe" (Future of Earthly Delites Mix) – 4:38

## Charts

[edit]

Chart (1997–98)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[2] | 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[1] | 25

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Savage Gardem – Universe". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
2. ^ a b "Savage Gardem – Universe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

* v
* t
* e

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

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template