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'''Savage Garden''' werewas an Australian [[Pop music|pop]] duo consisting of [[Darren Hayes]] on vocals and [[Daniel Jones (musician)|Daniel Jones]] on guitar, keyboards and vocals, formed in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], in 1993. They were signed to [[John Woodruff (talent manager)|John Woodruff]]'s talent agency and achieved international success with their No. 1 hit singles "[[I Want You (Savage Garden song)|I Want You]]", "[[To the Moon and Back (Savage Garden song)|To the Moon and Back]]" (both 1996), "[[Truly Madly Deeply]]" (1997) and "[[I Knew I Loved You (Savage Garden song)|I Knew I Loved You]]" (1999).

Savage Garden werewas a spin-off from Red Edge, which had formed in [[Brisbane]] as a [[cover version|covers band]] in 1992 by [[Daniel Jones (musician)|Daniel Jones]] on keyboards and rhythm guitar, his brother Oliver Jones on lead guitar and lead vocals, Jamie Sullivan on bass guitar and backing vocals, and his brother Scott Sullivan on drums.<ref name="Thomas 1"/> In mid-1993 Daniel Jones placed an ad in Brisbane street press ''Time Off'' seeking a vocalist for the group.<ref name="Howl"/> [[Darren Hayes]], who was studying at university and working as a record sales assistant, joined after his audition.<ref name="Thomas 1"/><ref name="Howl"/><ref name="sgbio"/> Hayes' first performance with Red Edge was in front of an audience of four in [[Toowoomba]].<ref name="Thomas 1"/> Their set included the group's renditions of "[[Hurts So Good]]" (originally by [[John Mellencamp|John Cougar]], 1982), "[[Let's Stick Together (song)|Let's Stick Together]] (in the style of [[Bryan Ferry]], 1976), "[[Khe Sanh (song)|Khe Sanh]]" ([[Cold Chisel]], 1978) and "[[Don't Change]]" ([[INXS]], 1982).<ref name="Thomas 1"/> The five-piece version of Red Edge played pubs and clubs from southern [[Queensland]] to northern New South Wales, while Hayes and Jones started to write original material.<ref name="Thomas 1"/><ref name="Howl"/>