I Knew I Loved You
Savage Garden
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Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes And I am taken to a place Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings Take up shelter in the base of my spine Sweet like a chica cherry cola I don't need to try to explain I just hold on tight and If it happens again I may move so slightly to the arms And the lips and the face Of The Human Cannonball that I need to I want to Come stand a little bit closer Breathe in and get a bit higher You'll never know what hit you when I get to you Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but Ooh I'd die to find out Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but Ooh I'd die to find out I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment Getting comfy getting perfect is what I live for But a look and then a smell of perfume It's like I'm down on the floor And I don't know what I'm in for Conversation has a time and place in the interaction Of a lover and a mate but the time of talking Using symbols, using words can be likened To a deep sea diver who is swimming with a raincoat Come stand a little bit closer Breathe in and get a bit higher You'll never know what hit you when I get to you Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but Ooh I'd die to find out Ooh I want you, I don't know if I need you but Ooh I'd die to find out Ooh, ah Ooh, ah Anytime I need to see your face I just close my eyes And I am taken to a place Where your crystal minds and magenta feelings Take up shelter in the base of my spine Sweet like a chica cherry cola I don't need to try to explain I just hold on tight and If it happens again I may move so slightly to the arms And the lips and the face Of The Human Cannonball that I need to I want to
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Written by: Daniel Jones, Darren Hayes
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12 facts about this song
Song Release"I Knew I Loved You" is a song by the Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released as a single in July 1999.
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Album InformationThe track is included on their second studio album, "Affirmation."
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Chart PerformanceIt reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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Notable AchievementThe love ballad was Savage Garden's second and final number-one single after "Truly Madly Deeply."
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Lyrics ThemeThe song's lyrics are about love at first sight, even suggesting a past life connection.
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SongwritersIt was penned by band members Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones.
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Music VideoThe music video stars actress Kirsten Dunst and band frontman Darren Hayes as lovers in a subway station.
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Record Breaking"I Knew I Loved You" holds the record for the most played song on U.S. radio in a one-year period.
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AwardsIn 2000, the song won the BMI Pop Award for being one of the most performed songs of the year.
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CertificationIt has been certified Platinum in the U.S., and Gold in both Australia and the U.K.
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Cover Versions"I Knew I Loved You" has been covered by numerous artists, including Weezer's frontman, Rivers Cuomo in 2020.
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Cultural InfluenceThe song remains a popular choice for weddings and special occasions due to its romantic theme.
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