"Break Me Shake Me" is the fourth single released by Savage Garden from their eponymous debut album Savage Garden

Savage Garden (album)

Savage Garden is the eponymous debut album from Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on March 4, 1997. The album sold more than 18 million copies worldwide...

. The single was released exclusively in Europe and Australia in 1997, and made available in Japan during the summer of 1998. The single was never released in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. The song was a hit in Australia

Australia

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, reaching #7 on the ARIA Singles Chart

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Music video

Two music videos exist for the song. The first video was made for the Australian market, and featured the band performing the song in a small room, whilst the walls came closer and closer together. The second video was made for the European market, and features the band driving around in a car, performing in a desert and some concert footage from their Future of Earthly Delites tour. This video was directed by Adolfo Doring.

Track listing

• European CD1

1. "Break Me Shake Me"
2. "Break Me Shake Me" (live acoustic)

• European CD2

1. "Break Me Shake Me"
2. "Break Me Shake Me" (live acoustic)
3. "Break Me Shake Me" (remix)
4. "I Want You" (live acoustic)

• Australian single

1. "Break Me Shake Me"
2. "I'll Bet He Was Cool"
3. "Brake Me Shake Me" (live acoustic)

• Japanese Single

1. "Break Me Shake Me"
2. "Tears of Pearls" (Tears on the Dancefloor Mix)
3. "Carry on Dancing" (Ultraviolet Mix)
4. "To the Moon and Back" (acoustic version)
5. "Break Me Shake Me" (Broken Mix)