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- "I Knew I Loved You" is a song by duo Savage Garden, released as the second single from their second album, Affirmation (1999) on September 28, 1999. The song was created as an attempt to replicate the composition of Savage Garden's previous #1 "Truly Madly Deeply". Having finished recording material for Affirmation, Savage Garden members Darren Hayes & Daniel Jones were challenged by Columbia Records executive Don Ienner to produce the next "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo argued that "Truly Madly Deeply" was a one-of-its-kind song and could not be replicated but also realised that their second album lacked a love ballad. Hayes and Jones went on to compose I Knew I Loved You & submitted it to the record label's executives, who were delighted with the result as they felt it was a strong contender to eclipse the success of "Truly Madly Deeply". Singer Darren Hayes further explained that the song was born out of a paradoxical situation, being a love song written "in about 40 minutes out of spite towards the record company" at a time when he felt "wounded by love". I Knew I Loved You proved to be as success as Truly Madly Deeply by also topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for 4 non-consecutive weeks starting in January 2000, it's run shortly interrupted in February 2000 by Mariah Carey's "Thank God I Found You" featuring Joe & 98 Degrees, becoming Savage Garden's third and final top-10 hit. It was the last song by an Australian artist to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for over 12 years, until Gotye peaked at number one with his single "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra in April 2012. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
- "I Knew I Loved You" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released through Roadshow Music and Columbia Records as the second single from their second and final studio album, Affirmation (1999). The song was created as an attempt to replicate the composition of Savage Garden's previous single "Truly Madly Deeply". The track was serviced to US adult contemporary and top 40 radio in September 1999 and was issued commercially in Australia on 28 September 1999. — wikipedia
