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" The Animal Song " is a song by Savage Garden , released in February 1999 . The song was written for the soundtrack of the film " The Other Sister ", but also appeared on their second ___MASK96___ , " Affirmation ", as well as their compilation ___MASK75___ , "". It was the band ' s first song to be produced by Walter Afanasieff , a producer well known for his work with Mariah Carey . Walter would later produce the group ' s " Affirmation " ___MASK75___ , and also Darren Hayes ' first solo ___MASK75___ , " Spin ". Darren Stanley Hayes ( born 8 May 1972 ) is an Australian singer - songwriter , comedian , and podcaster . Hayes was the frontman and singer of the ___MASK85___ duo Savage Garden until its breakup in 2001 , whose 1997 album " Savage Garden " peaked at No . 1 in ___MASK10___ , No . 2 in United Kingdom and No . 3 in United States . It spawned the singles " I Want You ", " To the Moon and Back ", and Australian and US No . 1 " Truly Madly Deeply ". The duo followed the success of their debut album with " Affirmation " ( 1999 ), which provided additional hits such as US No . 1 " I Knew I Loved You ", and Australian No . 3 " The Animal Song ". Savage Garden sold more than 23 million albums worldwide before parting ways in 2001 . " Truly Madly Deeply " is a song by Australian ___MASK85___ band Savage Garden , released as the third single from their self - titled debut album in March 1997 by ___MASK34___ , Roadshow Music and Sony Records . It won the 1997 ARIA Music Award for Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single along it nominated of ARIA Music Award for Song of the Year . Written by bandmates Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones , the song is a reworking of a song called " Magical Kisses " that the pair wrote together long before recording began on their debut album . It was used as the main theme from the soundtrack of the 1998 film " Music from Another Room ", starring Jude Law and Gretchen Mol . " I Knew I Loved You " is a song by Australian ___MASK85___ duo Savage Garden , released as the second single from their second ___MASK96___ , " Affirmation ". The song went straight to number one on the " Billboard Hot " 100 , becoming the band ' s second number one in the United States after " Truly Madly Deeply ". After its third week at number one , the single was knocked off by Mariah Carey ' s " Thank God I Found You " featuring Joe and 98 Degrees . It later returned to the top again the following week for its fourth and final week at the top . `` Darkness '' is the second single released from the ___MASK75___ The Tension and the Spark , released by Australian singer Darren Hayes in 2004 . It charted at # 40 in the Australian Singles Chart . The Tension and the Spark is the second ___MASK96___ by Darren Hayes , released in 2004 . The ___MASK75___ was a change for Hayes , who took a more electronic and darker style for this record and also delved deeper into more personal matter . This dramatic change alienated some of his fan - base , who were expecting a result similar to his previous effort " Spin ". The title of the ___MASK75___ is derived from lyrics featured in the second track , " I Like the Way ".