"On the Verge of Something Wonderful" is a song in the electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 and pop

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 genres written by Australia

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n singer-songwriter Darren Hayes

Darren Hayes

Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...

 and Robert Conley for Hayes' third solo album This Delicate Thing We've Made

This Delicate Thing We've Made

This Delicate Thing We've Made is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It is a double album that was released on his own label Powdered Sugar on 20 August 2007...

(2007). The song is the first single to be released off the album; it was released in Australia on 28 July 2007 and in the UK and online on 6 August 2007. It debuted at number 20 in the UK singles chart, before dropping 53 places to 73.

Music video

The music video

Music video

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 contains a cameo appearance by Janice Dickinson

Janice Dickinson

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, former model and former judge on America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

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. According to Hayes himself, having Dickinson appear in the music video was not planned at all. The day before the video shoot, Hayes had briefly met Dickinson through a friend and – after being struck by how much grace and star quality Dickinson carried with her up close – Hayes jokingly said that she could play the part of the evil, sexy shopaholic in the video. To everyone's surprise, Dickinson accepted the offer.

The video features Darren singing in front of many animated backdrops, and is reminiscent of the Max Headroom

Max Headroom (TV series)

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series, some scenes of the film Electric Dreams and the aesthetics of some Atari

Atari

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 brochures of the early 80s.

Track listings

UK CD single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "Fallen Angel"

UK maxi single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "Step into the Light" (Hook N Sling mix)
3. "Step into the Light" (Shave and Sugar club mix)
4. "I Just Want You to Love Me" (live from the Sydney Opera House
   Sydney Opera House
   The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
   
   )

UK DVD single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" (music video)
2. "I Just Want You to Love Me" (live from the Sydney Opera House) (video)

Australian maxi single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "Step into the Light" (Shave and Sugar club mix)
3. "Step into the Light" (Hook N Sling Mix)
4. "I Just Want You to Love Me" (live from the Sydney Opera House)

Download single (from darrenhayes.com)

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "God Is in the Room"
3. "Ocean"

International iTunes EP

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "Step into the Light" (Shave and Sugar club mix)
3. "Step into the Light" (Hook N Sling mix)
4. "I Just Want You to Love Me" (live from the Sydney Opera House)
5. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" (Wayne G Totally '80s remix)

UK iTunes single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" (Wayne G Totally '80s remix)

UK Napster single

1. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
2. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" (Shave the 12 Inch extended mix)

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	20
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart	29
ARIA Physical Sales Chart	22
ARIA Australasian Chart	9

External links

• Darren Hayes official website
• Darren Hayes - On the Verge of Something Wonderful music video
• Official lyrics to "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"