Affirmation is the second and final studio album

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 by Australia

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n pop

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 duo Savage Garden

Savage Garden

Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...

 released on 9 November 1999. Affirmation was re-released in 2000 with a bonus live disc, Declaration, featuring songs recorded at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on May 21, 2000. The album sold more than 13 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

• All songs written by Daniel Jones and Darren Hayes.

1. "Affirmation
   Affirmation (song)
   "Affirmation" is a song by Savage Garden, released as the fourth single from their second studio album of the same name. The lyrics are a series of statements each starting with "I believe", for instance: "I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality" and "I believe that trust is more...
   
   " – 4:56
2. "Hold Me" – 4:50
3. "I Knew I Loved You
   I Knew I Loved You
   "I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as the second single from their second studio album, Affirmation. It was their second number one in the United States after "Truly Madly Deeply", peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 29, 2000, and staying...
   
   " – 4:10
4. "The Best Thing
   The Best Thing (Savage Garden song)
   "The Best Thing" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden, released as the seventh and final single from their second studio album Affirmation. It was released as a single on 19 March 2001. It was the last single released by the group before their split in 2001...
   
   " – 4:19
5. "Crash and Burn
   Crash and Burn (Savage Garden song)
   "Crash and Burn" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden from their second album Affirmation, released as the album's third single in early 2000. It hit number one in several countries including Finland and Norway, and it reached the top five in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and...
   
   " – 4:41
6. "Chained to You" – 4:08
7. "The Animal Song
   The Animal Song
   "The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in February 1999. The song was written for the soundtrack of the film The Other Sister, but also appeared on their second studio album, Affirmation, as well as their compilation album, Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden...
   
   " – 4:39
8. "The Lover After Me" – 4:50
9. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" – 3:27
10. "You Can Still Be Free" – 4:18
11. "Gunning Down Romance" – 5:34
12. "I Don't Know You Anymore" – 3:50

Australian bonus track

13. "The Animal Song" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 9:55
    

Declaration live bonus disc

1. "The Best Thing" – 5:24
2. "The Lover After Me" – 4:38
3. "I Don't Know You Anymore" – 3:37
4. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" – 1:46
5. "You Can Still Be Free" – 1:58
6. "Hold Me" – 4:52
7. "Gunning Down Romance" – 6:36
8. "Crash and Burn" – 5:13
9. "Chained to You" – 6:33
10. "I Knew I Loved You" – 8:05
11. "Affirmation" – 6:17

Personnel

• Darren Hayes: all vocals
• Daniel Jones: keyboards, synthesizers, drum and rhythm programming, additional guitars
• Walter Afanasieff: keyboards, synthsizers, drum and rhythm programming, acoustic piano
  Piano
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   on track 9
• Greg Bieck: keyboards and programming
• Michael Landau
  Michael Landau
  Michael Landau is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis...
  
  : electric guitars, lead
  Lead guitar
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   baritone guitar
  Baritone guitar
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   on track 6
• Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
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  : acoustic guitars
• Nathan East
  Nathan East
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  : bass
  Bass guitar
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• Steve Smith
  Steve Smith (musician)
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  : drums
• Strings on track 9 arranged and conducted by Jeremy Lubbock; contractor: Jules Chaikin

Production

• Arranged and produced by Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
• Recorded and engineered by Jay Healy (vocals), Kent Matcke (basic tracking), David Frazer (guitars, strings on track 9), David Reitzas (guitars) and David Gleeson (drums, Fairlight
  Fairlight CMI
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  , vocals and piano)
• Assistant engineers: Brian Vibberts, Pete Krawiec, Tony Rambo, Dave Ashton, Ethan Schofer, Dave Ashton, Luis Quine, Mark Gregory, Ryan Hewitt
• Mixed by Dave Way (tracks 1–6 and 8–12) and Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
  
   (track 7)
• Mastered by Vlado Meller

Band

• Karl Lewis (drums)
• Lee Novak
  Lee Novak
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   (bass)
• Ben Carey (guitarist)
• Jennifer Blakeman
  Jennifer Blakeman
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   (keyboard)
• Elisa Fiorillo
  Elisa Fiorillo
  Elisa Fiorillo is an American singer.-Career:Her father was a classical pianist, who was under the guidance of Vladimir Horowitz. Her ancestry is vast as it includes German, Italian, Irish and Cherokee...
  
   (backing vocals)
• Angi Bekker (Backing vocals)

Crew

• Peter McFee (tour manager)
• Susie Steadman (assistant tour manager)
• Leonie Messer (PA to Darren Hayes)
• Colin Skals (stage manager)
• Colin Ellis (front of house engineer)
• Bruce Ramus (lighting director)
• Scott Pike (monitor engineer)
• Lindsay McKay (guitar technician)
• Adrian Dessent (guitar technician)
• Simon Moran (drum technician)
• Sean "Motley Hackett (lighting operator)
• Nina De Palma (wardrobe stylist)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1999	Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...  Albums Chart	1

Year	Chart	Position
1999	US Billboard 200	6