Chained to You

"Chained to You"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
Released18 September 2000[1]
GenreRock[2]
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Savage Garden singles chronology
"Crash and Burn"
(2000) 		"Chained to You"
(2000) 		"Hold Me"
(2000)
Audio video
"Chained to You" on YouTube

"Chained to You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as the fifth single from their second and final studio album Affirmation (1999). It was released exclusively to Australia and certain parts of Europe.

Background

In a video posted on the band's Facebook page on 20 June 2015, lead singer Darren Hayes explained the story behind the song in that it was about his first experience of a gay kiss. He described it as taking place "in New York City, at a Brooklyn nightclub called Splash."[3] The track makes a reference to Madonna's 1998 single "Ray of Light" and Hayes described "Chained to You" as a 1980s throwback".

This song was one of Savage Garden's few singles that did not make the cut for their greatest hits compilation Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden (2005). The live tracks on the CD single were recorded at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in May 2000. "I Knew I Loved You" differs from the version that appears on the "Affirmation" CD single, in that there is an additional remix section at the end.[4]

Critical reception

Laura Sholedice of Reading Eagle said it was reminiscent of previous songs like "Break Me Shake Me" in her review for Affirmation.[5]

Chart performance

"Chained to You" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart the week of 8 October 2000 at number 28. The following week, it reached its peak of number 21. It spent 13 weeks in total and became the last of Savage Garden's singles to enter the Australian top 50. Although the track did not enter any national charts in Europe, it was added to certain radio stations' playlists in Sweden and Estonia in March and April 2001.[6][7]

Music video

No official video was ever made. The group's performance from their 2001 video Superstars and Cannonballs, taken from the tour of the same name, would later be edited into a music video which aired on certain music networks. During this performance, Hayes came out in a white jacket and pants, a silver shirt, sunglasses, and did his best take of an Elvis impression.[8]

Track listings

All live tracks recorded at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in May 2000.

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the Affirmation album liner notes.[12]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Chained to You"
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 21

References

  1. ^ a b "Savage Garden – Chained to You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Garden Grows Back: Act Offers 'Affirmation' On Columbia". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 46. Prometheus Global Media. 13 November 1999. pp. 15, 107. ISSN 0006-2510. The result is a collection that seamlessly merges elements of rock ("Chained To You")...
  3. ^ "Savage Garden's Darren Hayes on Behind-The-Scenes Reactions to His Coming Out, Admiring Michael Jackson & Adam Lambert". Billboard. 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Universe : The Savage Garden Discography". Darren Hayes Central. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ Sholedice, Laura (2 December 1999). "Gotta love Savage Garden's lyrics". Reading Eagle. Reading, PA. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Airplay: Sweden". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 13. 24 March 2001. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Airplay: Estonia". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 15. 7 April 2001. p. 27.
  8. ^ Goldberg, Liz (14 September 2000). "Savagely good show". Reading Eagle. Reading, PA. p. 17.
  9. ^ Chained to You (Australian limited edition CD single liner notes). Savage Garden. Roadshow Music, Warner Music. 2000. 102892-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Chained to You (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Savage Garden. Columbia Records. 2001. 670939 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Chained to You (European CD single liner notes). Savage Garden. Columbia Records. 2001. 670939 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Affirmation (Inlay cover). Savage Garden. Columbia Records. 1999. CK 63711.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)