To the moon and back
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To the Moon and Back is a 1996 song by Savage Garden , written by the band and produced by Charles Fisher. It appeared on the Savage Garden album .
history
After the success of the debut single I Want You , high expectations followed for To the Moon and Back. In the Billboard Hot 100 , the song very quickly hit the top 40 with the highest position at number 24 and ended at number 37 in August 1997, in Great Britain the chart entry took place in September 1997. Truly Madly Deeply later became in the United States more successful and broke the sales success of the band there. The song was released on November 18, 1996 and became a number one hit in Australia, with a re-release in 1998.
The pop song is about alienating feelings towards the mainstream and the desire for love in youth. It is one of the darkest songs in the band.
Music video
There are three music videos for the song. The first was directed by Catherine Caines and Chris Bentley and shot in black and white . In the video, Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones are in a spaceship and watch a passenger. The second music video was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Nigel Dick. In the clip, the band plays the song in an apartment; however, Hayes has longer hair there. The third video was shot on the occasion of the re-release in 1998 in New York . In the clip, a sad teenage girl takes the subway to visit her friends; Hayes has shorter hair.
Cover versions
- 2008: from East Clubbers
- 2010: from Discotronic
- 2010: by Liz Kay
- 2010: by Stefano Prada
- 2019: by Dimi Hendrix
- 2019: by Shiraz Lane