Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No.1 in Australia, No.2 in United Kingdom and No.3 in United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US No.1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as US No.1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian No.3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden sold more than 23 million albums worldwide before parting ways in 2001.
Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at No.2 in the UK and No.3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's second solo album The Tension and the Spark marked a change of direction for the singer-songwriter, showing experimentation with electronica and darker lyrics. NME wrote about its first single, "Pop!ular" saying it was "A twistered masterclass in career reintervention...This guy is a genius." While The Observer said "This album is no folly and succeeds, often to the point of all out triumph, on its own terms." Hayes parted way with his record label Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent record label, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third solo album, This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007).
Secret Codes and Battleships is the fourth studio album from Australiansinger-songwriterDarren Hayes. It was released 21 October 2011 on Mercury Records in Australia, on EMI Records in the United Kingdom on 24 October, and on his own label Powdered Sugar for the rest of the world on 25 October. It is his first release following a four-year gap after his previous album.
Background
Prior to making the album, Hayes had been given the task of writing songs for other people, such as Simon Cowell. During this process however, he realised he was making songs for himself. He then announced in early 2009 that he had begun making a new album. Hayes has described the record as revolving around relationships, as described in the first single "Talk Talk Talk". According to Hayes, "Black Out the Sun" was written around 2008, and was originally written for Leona Lewis. Hayes began recording the album in 2009. He worked with producers such as Walter Afanasieff, who he had not worked with since Spin, and Carl Falk, a well-known Swedish synthpop producer. In early 2010 he announced he was returning to the studio despite having completed the album and was going to write more songs. Hayes documented the process through a series of "Making of" videos, in which snippets of several songs from the new album could be heard. The album was mixed by Robert Orton, best known for his work with Lady Gaga. Work was completed on the album in mid-2010. Hayes has said that it will be a pop album, and likened it to the first Savage Gardenrecord.
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published: 02 Oct 2011
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published: 04 Nov 2011
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RECORDING SECRET CODES AND BATTLESHIPS
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Secret Codes And Battleships - Track By Track - STUPID MISTAKE
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published: 03 Nov 2011
Secret Codes And Battleships - Track By Track - HURT
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Secret Codes And Battleships - Track By Track - CRUEL CRUEL WORLD
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Secret Codes And Battleships - Track By Track - BLACK OUT THE SUN
Darren Hayes Secret Codes And Battleships - Track By Track.
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Here's an unboxing of Darren Hayes Secret Codes And Battleships, box set I special ordered. And I almost had a Heart Attack (people that follow Darren Hayes wil...
Here's an unboxing of Darren Hayes Secret Codes And Battleships, box set I special ordered. And I almost had a Heart Attack (people that follow Darren Hayes will get why that is capitalized) when I did the conversion from Australian dollars to American!! lmao! Hope you enjoy the video! please comment and rate. Some constructive criticism will be appreciated too since this is my 1st vid like this :)
Here's an unboxing of Darren Hayes Secret Codes And Battleships, box set I special ordered. And I almost had a Heart Attack (people that follow Darren Hayes will get why that is capitalized) when I did the conversion from Australian dollars to American!! lmao! Hope you enjoy the video! please comment and rate. Some constructive criticism will be appreciated too since this is my 1st vid like this :)
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Rare behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of 'Secret Codes and Battleships' https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/secret-codes-and-battleships-deluxe-version/id794567939
Here's an unboxing of Darren Hayes Secret Codes And Battleships, box set I special ordered. And I almost had a Heart Attack (people that follow Darren Hayes will get why that is capitalized) when I did the conversion from Australian dollars to American!! lmao! Hope you enjoy the video! please comment and rate. Some constructive criticism will be appreciated too since this is my 1st vid like this :)
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Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No.1 in Australia, No.2 in United Kingdom and No.3 in United States. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and Australian and US No.1 "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which provided additional hits such as US No.1 "I Knew I Loved You", and Australian No.3 "The Animal Song". Savage Garden sold more than 23 million albums worldwide before parting ways in 2001.
Hayes released his first solo album Spin in 2002. The album sold two million copies worldwide, debuted at No.2 in the UK and No.3 in Australia. It delivered the hit single "Insatiable". Hayes's second solo album The Tension and the Spark marked a change of direction for the singer-songwriter, showing experimentation with electronica and darker lyrics. NME wrote about its first single, "Pop!ular" saying it was "A twistered masterclass in career reintervention...This guy is a genius." While The Observer said "This album is no folly and succeeds, often to the point of all out triumph, on its own terms." Hayes parted way with his record label Columbia Records in 2006 and started his own independent record label, Powdered Sugar, from which he would release his third solo album, This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007).
You and I, we're falling over straight lines Straight ahead, ignoring all the danger signs And it's something that I knew before I knew before, oh In the dark, a supernova can't keep A burning sun from changing into something new And it's for the best but the best for who? I wish I knew, oh This is the sound of my heartbeat falling This is the sound of my love recalling This is the sound of the dogs, they're howling Calling to the moon Can we explode and come back together Like the rising sun, we'll be as one Can we explode? We'll rearrange the pieces In a different light, we'll make it right Can we explode and take the total sum of us And make it one, thy will be done Can we explode? All the missing parts of me Are parts of you, we'll make it through You and I, we hurt each other so deep The track lines, the fingernails are down my spine Has it got so hard we have to sew it up or give it in Oh, this is the sound of my love imploding This is the sound of the years dissolving This is the sound of my love 'round, howling Calling to the moon Can we explode and come back together Like the rising sun, we'll be as one? Can we explode? We'll rearrange the pieces In a different light, we'll make it right Can we explode and take the total sum of us And make it one, thy will be done Can we explode? All the missing parts of me Are parts of you, we'll make it through And all the pieces of love will find one another All the words left unsaid will say one another There's a fire in me and a flame in my brother From a tiny little spark to love Can we explode? Can we explode? This is the sound of my heartbeat falling (This is the sound) This is the sound of my love recalling (Oh, this is the sound) This is the sound of the dogs, they're howling (Oh no) Calling to the moon Oh, can we explode and come back together Like the rising sun, we'll be as one? Can we explode? We'll rearrange the pieces In a different light, we'll make it right Can we explode and take the total sum of us And make it one, thy will be done Can we explode? All the missing parts of me Are parts of you, we'll make it through And can we explode?