“Affirmation (Savage Garden album)”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Affirmation is the second and final studio album by Australian pop duo Savage Garden. The album was released on 9 November 1999 by Columbia Records. It won the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album along it nominated the 2000 ARIA Music Award for Best Group but lost to Killing Heidi's Reflector and Best Pop Release but lost to Kylie Minogue's "Spinning Around".

Background

The band recorded their second studio album after they recorded "The Animal Song" for the soundtrack to the film The Other Sister. The majority of the album was written by Hayes in New York in September 1999 or slightly earlier that year. The exception was 'You Can Still Be Free', a much older song that dated back to at least 1995 - a demo recording appeared on their 1995 demo tape, then titled 'Free'. The track was written in tribute to a friend of the band who had committed suicide some years previously, and was revisited after said friends' family explained they loved the song and wanted to see it released on an album. Preceded by the second single "I Knew I Loved You", the album was released on 9 November 1999 to worldwide success. The album spawned a further five singles, one of which was exclusive to the Australian market ("Chained to You"), and one of which was exclusive to the British market ("The Best Thing").

Following the success of the Superstars and Cannonballs video album, the album was reissued in November 2000, containing a bonus live album, Declaration, featuring recordings from the concert at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 21 May 2000. Including sales of the re-issue, the album has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, being certified platinum in a number of countries.^[9] It became the band's last studio album after Daniel decided to leave in 2001.

Similarly to Savage Garden, the album's track listing varied internationally. The Australian version of the album features a bonus remix of "The Animal Song", a CD-ROM featuring video footage and bonus material, and the uncut version of "Gunning Down Romance". The International version removes the remix, CD-ROM and features a cut version of "Gunning Down Romance", due to a manufacturing error where six seconds of music are cut between 4:36 and 4:42, causing the music to stop abruptly.

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Affirmation World Tour

Band

Crew

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)

Peak
position

Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]

Certifications and sales

End of decade charts

Chart (2000–2009)

Position

U.S. Billboard 200

195

References

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2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271595,00.html |title=Affirmation Review |first=Laura |last=Morgan |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=1999-11-12 |accessdate=2013-09-04}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2000/SavageGarden-Affirmation.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130904231723/http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2000/SavageGarden-Affirmation.aspx |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-09-04 |title=Savage Garden | Affirmation |first=Bob |last=Waliszewski |publisher=Plugged In |year=1999 |accessdate=2013-09-04 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/savagegarden-affirmation/ |title=Savage Garden: Affirmation |first=Chris |last=Angotti |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=2013-09-04}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1088252&style=music |title=Savage Garden - Affirmation CD Album |publisher=CD Universe |accessdate=2013-09-04}}
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7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/7727/Savage-Garden-Affirmation/ |title=Savage Garden - Affirmation (album review) |author=Med57 |publisher=Sputnikmusic |date=2006-06-19 |accessdate=2011-11-03}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/savagegarden/albums/album/284271/review/5946964/affirmation |title=Savage Garden: Affirmation : Music Review |first=Barry |last=Walters |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=1999-12-09 |accessdate=2013-09-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725153143/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/savagegarden/albums/album/284271/review/5946964/affirmation |archivedate=2008-07-25 |deadurl=yes}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78187/savage-garden-confirms-split |title=Savage Garden Confirms Split |publisher=Billboard Magazine |date=5 October 2001|accessdate=2014-01-06}}
10. ^{{cite web | title=サヴェージ・ガーデンのリリース一覧 |trans-title=A Look at Savage Garden's Releases | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/74649/products/release/ | work=Oricon | accessdate=17 January 2014}}
11. ^{{citation|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=2&y=2001&list=a40|title=Hitlisten. NU – Denmark |work=IFPI |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106034618/http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=2&y=2001&list=a40 |archivedate=November 6, 2016|deadurl=no |df=mdy }}
12. ^{{cite journal |title=GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年11月度 |trans-title=Gold Albums, and other certified works. November 1999 Edition |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200001.pdf |format=PDF | journal=The Record |type=Bulletin |language=Japanese |location=Chūō, Tokyo |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan |publication-date=10 January 2000 |volume=482 |page=9 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117114148/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2000/200001.pdf |archivedate=17 January 2014 |accessdate=17 January 2014}}