"Crash and Burn" is a song by Australian pop group 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...

 from their second album Affirmation, released as the album's third single in early 2000. It hit number one in several countries including Finland

Finland

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 and Norway

Norway

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, and it reached the top five in Australia

Australia

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, Canada

Canada

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, Sweden

Sweden

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 and France

France

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 among others. In the UK, the song reached #14, while in the US

United States

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 the song peaked at number 24. The video is shot in a partially fantastical

Fantasy

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 theme, featuring scenes of troubled young adults interspersed with scenes of the group singing in a warehouse. Messages such as "stay connected" and lyrics from the song, such as "fall apart" appear on the screen. At the end of the video, Hayes uses British Sign Language

British Sign Language

British Sign Language is the sign language used in the United Kingdom , and is the first or preferred language of some deaf people in the UK; there are 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use BSL plus an estimated 20,000 children. The language makes use of space and involves movement of the hands,...

to sing the last lyrics of the song.

Track listing

• Australian single

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Knew I Loved You" (12" Mini Me Mix) – 8:25
3. "I Knew I Loved You" (Club Mix) – 6:03

• UK CD1

1. "Crash and Burn" (radio edit)
2. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"
3. "Gunning Down Romance" (Drum and Bass Mix)

• UK CD2

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Don't Care" (Vocal & Drum Mix) – 4:10
3. "Crash and Burn" (Instrumental) – 4:42

• European CD1

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Don't Care" (Vocal & Drum Mix) – 4:10

• European CD2

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Knew I Loved You" (Eddie's Savage Dance Mix) – 5:58
3. "Gunning Down Romance" (Drum and Bass Mix) – 6:05
4. "I Knew I Loved You" (Eddie's Rhythm Radio Mix) – 4:24

Charts

End-of-year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78