The Animal Song

Infobox Single
Name = The Animal Song


Artist = Savage Garden
from Album = Affirmation
B-side =
Released = 1999
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label =
Writer = Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer = Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = "Tears of Pearls" (1998)
This single = "The Animal Song" (1999)
Next single = "I Knew I Loved You" (1999)

"The Animal Song" is a song by Savage Garden, released in 1999. It was written for "The Other Sister" soundtrack, but also appeared on their "Affirmation" album as well as their "". It was Savage Garden's first encounter with Walter Afanasieff—a producer well-known for his work with Mariah Carey—who would later produce the Affirmation album (and also Darren Hayes' first solo album, "Spin").

Music video

The video for this single was directed by Jim Gable. It features Hayes walking through a parade with intercut scenes from "The Other Sister".

Chart performance

"The Animal Song" became the group's third Canadian number-one single, topping the singles chart for three weeks, from March 27 1999.

Track listing

# "The Animal Song" (Album Version)
# "Santa Monica" (Bittersweet Remix)

References