December 2002
2002 End of Year Wrap Up
Posted By lssilver on Thursday, December 26 2002 at 11:02 AM
Darren has had modest success in Australia despite the press often talking about him in a negative light. Singles wise Insatiable was the third highest charting Australian single (behind Kasey Chambers and Holly Valance).
During 2002 Darren has released 3 singles - Insatiable, Strange Relationship and Crush (1980 Me). They have all been top 20 hits. Insatiable was a Top 5 hit, debuting at #3 on the charts in late January.
Darren kicked off his successful 'Too Close For Comfort Tour' in Australia. Unfortunately he became ill after the first show, forcing him to cancel 3 shows due to illness. Later in the tour shows in South East Asia were postponed due to terrorist threats related to the Bali Bombings.
In the UK Darren has had huge success. Spin debuted at #2 on the UK albums chart (almost #1 but last minute sales of other cds prevented this from happening). So far it has sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone. He has also had success in many other European countries.
The Too Close for Comfort Tour ...
Despite cancelling 3 shows in Australia, 1 of the Moscow shows (due to the hostage crisis in Russia) and most of South East Asia the Too Close For Comfort tour was highly successful, especially in the UK and Europe where Darren played to sellout crowds. Unlike previous Savage Garden tours, this show was much more simple, without the extravagence. Darren mixed in songs from Spin with Savage Garden hits to produce an amazing experience for all the fans that attended. To see photos and reviews from the tour visit the TCFC Microsite.
Highlights of 2002
- Spin Debuts at #3 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums charts in Australia
- Insatiable Debuts at #3 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles chart in Australia
- #2 Debut of Spin in the UK
- In December, Darren performed at Capital Christmas Live in the UK
- Darren recorded a duet (Lift Me Up) with Olivia Newton-John for her album 2,
which has been a radio hit in Australia.
- Channel [V] Appearances in April and August in Australia
- #6 Album on CNN's The Music Room 'Top 20 Albums of 2002' (viewers choice)
- Darren performs at Party in the Park in the UK
- The Too Close For Comfort Tour
Updated January 2, 2003
Australian 2002 End of Year Chart Information
Top 100 Singles:
#27 - Insatiable
Top 100 Albums:
#58 - Spin
#87 - 2 - Olivia Newton-John (Darren Features on the track Lift Me Up)
Top 20 Australian Singles:
#3 - Insatiable
Top 20 Australian Albums:
#10 - Spin
#20 - 2 - Olivia Newton-John (Darren Features on the track Lift Me Up)
Singles Statistics:
Darren Hayes - CRUSH (1980 ME)
Charted: 15/9/2002 - 27/10/2002 (7 weeks)
Peak: #19 (for 1 week)
Positions: 19 26 32 34 42 38 45
Darren Hayes - INSATIABLE
Charted: 27/1/2002 - 2/6/2002 (19 weeks)
Peak: #3 (for 1 week)
Positions: 3 8 12 11 14 12 8 7 10 11 10 16 12 15 16 26 29 41 47
Darren Hayes - STRANGE RELATIONSHIP
Charted: 9/6/2002 - 30/6/2002 (4 weeks)
Peak: #16 (for 1 week)
Positions: 16 26 46 50
International Chart information will be posted once it is made available.
Chart information was sourced from the Australian Music Chart Mailing List and the ARIA website
UK Crush Tracklisting
Posted By lssilver on Thursday, December 19 2002 at 10:56 PM
Crush is released in the UK on Monday January 13, 2003.
CD1 - 673490-2
1. Crush
2. Crush (1980 Me) - Mayday Remix
3. I Miss You - Dallas Austin Remix
4. Crush Video
Pre-Order Now from Amazon UK and eil.com
CD2 - 673490-5
1. Crush (radio edit)
2. Crush - Crush on Holiday Mix
3. Instrumental version
Includes poster
Pre-Order Now from Amazon UK and eil.com
Go to http://www.gopophits.com/darrenhayes/ to read the press release about the single.
Thanks to Maggz from UnofficialDarrenHayes.com for the tracklisting and cover artwork.
PITP on Australian TV
Posted By lssilver on Thursday, December 19 2002 at 12:06 PM
Party In The Park will air on Channel 10 on Boxing Day at 7.30pm for Australian viewers :)
Crush UK Promo Cover
Posted By lssilver on Wednesday, December 18 2002 at 12:02 AM
Exclusive: Confirmed Australian I Miss You Release Info!!
Posted By lssilver on Tuesday, December 17 2002 at 7:11 PM
I Miss You will be released to Australian Radio (Metro and Regional) and TV on Monday January 13th, 2003.
The retail single will be released on Monday February 10th, 2003. The confirmed tracklisting is below:
Catalogue Number: 300752-2
1. I MISS YOU (Dallas Austin Mix)
2. I MISS YOU (album version radio edit)
3. CRUSH ON HOLIDAY (Remix)
4. WHERE YOU WANT TO BE (Original Demo Recording)
Thanks to Katrina from Roadshow Music for the Info :)
HMV Australia are now taking pre-orders for this single. Pre-Order Yours Now!
Please note the release date listed at HMV Australia is wrong.
Good Morning Australia Interview Audio!!
Posted By lssilver on Monday, December 16 2002 at 11:47 AM
Listen to the Interview with Darren from Good Morning Australia from April 12, 2002.
Download Here
Only available for about 2 days :) 6.2 meg file size
Capital Christmas Live Stuff
Posted By lssilver on Sunday, December 15 2002 at 5:49 PM
Watch Capital Christmas Live Here. This includes 2 live songs from Darren plus the Interview Darren did as part of CCL.
See Pictures of Darren Performing at Here and Backstage Pictures Here.
Capital Christmas Live will air on UK TV on Channel 5 on Christmas Eve at 4.25pm.
This will not be screening in Australia on December 22 as was thought. The actual show is an actual Christmas Concert held in Canberra, Australia.
DHC Christmas Contest Winners!!
Posted By lssilver on Friday, December 13 2002 at 9:50 PM
The Christmas Contest has been drawn and the winners are as follows:
- The First Prize Winner is Winner is Linda Davies from Peterborough, UK
- The Second Prize Winner is Winner is Fran from Weymouth, UK
- The Third Prize Winner is Winner is Saska from Perth, Australia
Congratulations to all the winners :)
Graham Norton Cancelled
Posted By lssilver on Tuesday, December 10 2002 at 3:09 PM
Darren has cancelled his appearance on the Graham Norton show due to illness. Below is the message from Darren that was posted on the D-Zine site:
Unfortunately I'm not going to be performing on Graham Norton. I have, very annoyingly, come down again with a viral laryngitis which will prevent me from singing for at least a week. I have been fighting off a flu but was able to sing fine for the first few days of promo. After the Capital Christmas live performance I felt the symptoms were moving towards my throat and when I woke up on Saturday I could barely speak. I've seen two doctors and it's official. I am not allowed to sing. I'm fine, just frustated. It's one of those situations that if I sing I could probably sound o.k but risk damaging my voice permanently. My performance is going to go ahead on the GMTV as this can be fully mimed (something I hate doing) but Graham's show is something, like Letterman in the u.s, that is all about being fully live. Because I'm not physically able to do that, we are going to have to appear on the show some other time.
I'm dissapointed but just wanted to apologize to anyone who was looking forward to seeing the show.
On a brighter note, I really did have such a great time at Top Of The Pops AND Capital. My spirit was in it, even if my body at times wasn't.
Thanks for all your support, love and best wishes and just know that I love you all.
xxxDarren
Post your Get Well Messages for Darren in the Get Well Darren Forum.
Christmas Messages
Posted By lssilver on Saturday, December 7 2002 at 1:27 PM
Post your Christmas Messages for Darren in the Christmas Messages Forum.
The URL of the forums will be passed onto the fanclub so that Darren will be able to read your messages :)
Capital Christmas Live on UK Radio
Posted By lssilver on Friday, December 6 2002 at 2:01 PM
Parts of Capital Christmas Live will be broadcast on UK BRMB radio this Sunday at 7pm. Capital Christmas Live is being held this Friday (December 6th)
Listen online Here
Source: Darren Hayes Online
TV Appearances
Posted By lssilver on Thursday, December 5 2002 at 12:09 PM
UK:
Graham Norton Show - Tuesday December 10th (Channel 4)
GMTV - Crush Performance - Tuesday December 10th
AUSTRALIA:
Capital Christmas Live - December 22 (Channel 10) - TBC
Source: Sony Music BBS
ASIA:
MAINSTAGE : HDTV Darren Hayes
19/12 9 p.m.
20/12 1 a.m., 10 p.m.
22/12 12 midnight, 8 p.m.
23/12 2:30 p.m.
24/12 2:30 a.m.
Asha Meets Darren Hayes
23/12 2 p.m.
24/12 2 a.m.
Speakeasy Darren Hayes
23/12 3:30 p.m.
24/12 3:20 a.m.
Source: Darren Hayes Online
Vote For Spin!
Posted By lssilver on Thursday, December 5 2002 at 12:02 PM
Vote for Spin as Pop Album of the Year at BBC. You have until December 31 to vote!
Vote Now!
Australian 'I Miss You' News
Posted By lssilver on Tuesday, December 3 2002 at 12:29 AM
Radio airplay for I Miss You in Australia has been delayed until Early January 2003. The commercial release has also been delayed until February 2003.
Release dates for both are still To Be Confirmed.
