I Want You (Savage Garden song)
"I Want You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was originally released in Australia on 27 May 1996 as the lead single from their eponymous debut album, "Savage Garden". The single reached number one in Canada for two weeks and peaked at number four in Australia and on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. Much of the song's chart success in the US was the result of Rosie O'Donnell playing the song on several episodes of "The Rosie O'Donnell Show". The single also peaked at number nine in Iceland and  at 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In November 1998, the single was re-released in the United Kingdom following the success of "Truly Madly Deeply" and "To the Moon and Back". This release peaked at number 12. At the APRA Music Awards of 1998 it won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, the album version of the song was ranked number 87. Content. The song's lyrics refer to the attraction exerted by a person possessing strong sex appeal. They fascinate the  singer and arouse his curiosity, even though he is not sure whether he needs them at all. Singer Darren Hayes described it as a song about "being in love with a male energy", when asked if the song had a coded gay message. The fast-paced, almost rapped vocal style verses is similar to the verses featured in Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion. In an interview with Apple Music about their debut album, Darren Hayes also said: Critical reception. Larry Flick from "Billboard" noted that the song "has a jittery synth-pop beat reminiscent  of such '80s-era Brit-pop heroes as Duran Duran." He added, "Partners Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones are quite the harmonious pair, and they are photogenic enough to ensure instant teen-idol status. Top 40 programmers should waste no time in slammin' this one on the air." Music videos. Two music videos were released for the song. Both videos present Darren Hayes with long black hair. The first video is a low-budget version released in 1996 for Australian markets. It 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 was filmed on a high-budget and premiered in 1997 for international markets in conjunction with the single's worldwide and American releases. Directed by Nigel Dick, it features the band in a stylised futuristic warehouse and recording studio. It was filmed on February 11, 1997 at the Harbor Generating Station in Long Beach, California. The international version was featured on the band's compilation "" (2005), while the Australian version was not available until the release of the compilation "The Singles" (2015). Track listings. Australia. CD and cassette single Remixes CD single United  Kingdom. CD single (1997) 12-inch single (1997) Cassette single (1997) CD1 (1998) CD2 (1998) Cassette single (1998) Europe. CD1 CD2 United States. CD and cassette single Maxi-CD single 12-inch single Japan. CD single Credits and personnel. Credits are adapted from the "Savage Garden" album booklet. Studios Personnel Charts and certifications. Weekly charts. "I Want You" "I Want You '98" In popular culture. The song was used in Australian TV series "Heartbreak High", during a dance sequence in an episode in which Katerina Ioannou (Ada Nicodemou) falls for her married dance partner. The song is also used as  the ending theme of the anime adaptation of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", during its "" arc. This song would later be featured on The CW drama series, "Supernatural", during the opening scene of their thirteenth episode of their final season, "Destiny's Child" when an alternate universe version of protagonists Sam and Dean Winchester unexpectedly arrive. The song is played at the school dance in "Dawson's Creek" in the second episode of Season One.