In February 2009, Savage released "Savage Island", the second studio album of his solo career. The release became his second consecutive top-ten entry on the New Zealand album chart debuting at number nine. The album included "Moonshine" from the previous album as well as a remix version of the New Zealand number-one hit "Not Many". The release also featured two new singles "Wild Out (Chooo Hooo)" and "Hot Like Fire". These songs became New Zealand singles chart hits with the former becoming Savage's fourth top-ten peaking song in the national chart. Savage appeared in an issue of Source Magazine to discuss the lyrical meanings behind the tracks of "Savage Island" the following month. In October, Savage performed the "Savage Island" album track "I Love The Islands", to raise funds for the Samoan tsunami relief effort. In December, the video for "Wild Out (Chooo Hooo)" was named as one of the five most-watched YouTube music videos in New Zealand.