Composer
Darren Hayes
Australian pop singer
b. 1972
30 works in the index
- Born
- 1972
- Birthplace
- Brisbane
- Citizenship / historical state
- Australia
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer, songwriter, music producer and composer. He was the singer of the pop duo Savage Garden from their 1993 establishment until their disbandment in 2001. Their 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in the United Kingdom, and No. 3 in the United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US No. 1 hit "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as Australian and US No. 1 hit "I Knew I Loved You" and Australian No. 3 hit "The Animal Song".
Hayes released his first solo album, Spin, in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's other solo albums are The Tension and the Spark (2004), the double album This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007), Secret Codes and Battleships (2011), and Homosexual (2022). Hayes' memoir, Unlovable, was published in November 2024.
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Life and musical career
- Recorded memberships
- Savage Garden
- Instruments played
- voice
- Official website
- http://www.darrenhayes.com
- Birth name
- Darren Stanley Hayes
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 39579368
- ISNI
- 0000000399313770
- GND ID
- 135050227
- Library of Congress ID
- no99080288
- MusicBrainz ID
- ec21de7d-2288-4640-a015-edecf6ac147f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice, Organ
- Genres represented
- Pop, pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 30
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insatiable | — | — | — | Piano | Rock, Pop | 9 |
| The Heart Wants What It Wants | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 8 |
| Heart Attack | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 6 |
| I Knew I Loved You | — | — | — | Piano, Choir | — | 2 |
| Creepin' Up on You | — | — | — | Piano | Rock, Pop | 4 |
| Dirty | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 5 |
| Good Enough | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 5 |
| On The Verge Of Something Wonderful | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 4 |
| Strange Relationship | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 2 |
| What You Like | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 4 |
| The Heart Wants What It Wants (album version) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| I Miss You | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 1 |
| Like It Or Not | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 2 |
| Crush | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | pop | 1 |
| Truly, Madly, Deeply | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
| The Animal Song | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Crash and Burn | — | — | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| I Can't Ever Get Enough of You | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 1 |
| Spin | — | — | — | Piano | Pop | 1 |
| Darren Hayes: Spin | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | pop | 1 |
| The Best Thing | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Chained To You | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| I Don't Know You Anymore | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Hold Me | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| You Can Still Be Free | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Two Beds and A Coffee Machine | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Affirmation | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| The Lover After Me | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Gunning Down Romance | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Crush (1980 Me) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 39579368. Portrait: Vwpolonia75 (Jens K. Müller), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.