Recorded 1995 Length 3:53 | Genre Synthpop, new wave Label Columbia | |
B-side "Fire Inside the Man"
"Tears of Pearls"
"Mine (And You Could Be)" Released 30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) (Australia)
11 February 1997 (1997-02-11) (North America)
2 June 1997 (1997-06-02) (UK)
9 November 1998 (1998-11-09) (as "I Want You '98", UK) | ||
"I Want You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was originally released in Australia in late July 1996 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album, Savage Garden. The single hit number one in Canada, and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Australia. The single also peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In November 1998, the single was re-released in the UK, following the success of "Truly Madly Deeply" and "To the Moon and Back". This release peaked at number 12. The song is also used as the ending theme of the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure during the Diamond Is Unbreakable arc.
Music video
Two music videos were released for the song; a low-budget version in Australia and a second, higher-budget version for America and international markets. The first video, released in 1996, showed the band performing in a room full of disco lights and Darren Hayes singing on the back of a moving vehicle. The second video, released in 1997, features the band in a stylised futuristic warehouse and recording studio. Both videos present Darren Hayes with long black hair.
The international version was featured on the band's 2005 compilation Truly Madly Completely: The Best of Savage Garden, while the Australian version was not available until the release of the 2015 compilation The Singles.