Originally released in Australia as the third single off their self-titled debut album (after debut hit "I Want You" and "To The Moon And Back"), this passionate love song took off in America after a radio station in Dallas added it to their playlist. The song became a worldwide hit, but was particularly popular in the States, where it climbed to #1 on January 17, 1998 and stayed for two weeks. The Savage Garden album went on to sell a remarkable 7 million copies in America.
Savage Garden is the Australian duo of Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones, who wrote this song together. When it hit #1 in the US, it was the first Australian record in 15 years (since Men at Work) to achieve the US top position.
This spent a record 123 weeks on the US Adult Contemporary chart, topping it for 11 weeks. In 2011, Billboard magazine published their list of the top 100 Adult Contemporary songs of all time, and "Truly Madly Deeply" came in at #1, ahead of the #2 "Lead Me On" by Maxine Nightingale and #3 "Drift Away" by Uncle Kracker. Darren Hayes said of the certification: "I'm completely overwhelmed to be honest. I feel incredibly proud. That song changed my life and apparently continues to do so!"
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