Band · Two Australians, two albums, done
Holds writing credit on 26 of 26 tracks
Yes, entirely. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones are credited together on all 26 tracks across both studio albums, and no outside writer appears anywhere in the catalogue. For a pop act with two US number ones, that is rare.
Across all 26 tracks: how many Savage Garden wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 26 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 26 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Hayes | 1993-2001 | 100% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
| Daniel Jones | 1993-2001 | 100% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
Savage Garden's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Savage Garden sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Covers both Savage Garden studio albums in their standard international editions. The Australian pressings carry extra tracks, and the compilations, the singles collections and the 2015 expanded reissues are outside this studio-album scope.
No albums from this decade.
Savage Garden26 tracks
12Walter Afanasieff, 12 tracks
CL1Chris Lord-Alge, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. CF Charles Fisher · CL Chris Lord-Alge
Data Insight
Every one of the 26 tracks across both albums is written by Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones together, with no outside writer anywhere in the catalogue. That is unusual at this level of pop success, where a hit single normally accumulates a committee. The production is where the outside hands are: Charles Fisher runs the debut and Walter Afanasieff takes all fourteen tracks of Affirmation, while the duo co-produce thirteen apiece.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A closed writing partnership: both members on all 26 album tracks, and not one outside writer in the catalogue.
The Story
Savage Garden were a duo from Brisbane: Darren Hayes singing and Daniel Jones playing almost everything else. They formed in 1993 and released two studio albums, the self-titled debut in 1997 and Affirmation in 1999, before splitting in 2001. Between them the two records carried 'Truly Madly Deeply', 'I Want You', 'To the Moon and Back' and 'I Knew I Loved You'.