"Pop!ular" is the first single

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 released from Australia

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 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...

' 2004 solo album, The Tension and the Spark

The Tension and the Spark

-Related tracks and B-sides:*"Touch" - B-side "Pop!ular" single.*"Zero" - B-side "Pop!ular" single.*"Random Blinking Light" - B-side on "Darkness" single.*"Let's Go" - an out-take from the album which became a B-side for his 2007 single "Me Myself and "....

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The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek send-up of celebrities and wannabes.

The song reached the top of the Billboard

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Hot Dance Club Play

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 chart in March 2005. This was Hayes' first #1 on the US Dance chart, either as a solo artist or with his former 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...

. A radio edit was made which omits the instrumental section after the second chorus and also adds several new drumbeats to the second verse.

Track listings

Australian CDS

1. "Pop!ular" (Radio Edit) – 3:44
2. "Touch" – 4:41
3. "Zero" – 4:56
4. "Pop!ular" (Dp Rich Bitch Mix) – 4:57

UK CD 1

1. "Pop!ular" (Album Version) – 3:53
2. "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix Radio Edit) – 4:00

UK CD 2

1. "Pop!ular" (Album Version) – 3:53
2. "Zero" – 4:56
3. "Pop!ular" (Wayne G.'s Heaven Anthem) – 9:18

UK 12" Red Maxi

1. "Pop!ular" (Almighty Remix) – 7:37
2. "Pop!ular" (Dp Rich Bitch Mix) – 4:57
3. "Pop!ular" (Peter Presta Apple Jaxx Remix) – 6:34

UK 12" Green Maxi

1. "Pop!ular" (Wayne G Heaven Anthem) – 9:23
2. "Pop!ular" (Wayne G Heaven Mix Show) – 6:38

UK 12" Blue Maxi

1. "Pop!ular" (Jason's Funkrock Club Remix) – 5:54
2. "Pop!ular" (Jason's Global Club Mix) – 5:54
3. "Pop!ular" (Guido Osorio Club Mix) – 8:29
4. "Pop!ular" (Johnny Budz Extended Mix) – 5:04

External links

• Darren Hayes - Pop!ular Music Video
• Darren Hayes' official site