Insatiable (Darren Hayes song)

"Insatiable"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album Spin
B-side	"Ride" (demo) "Falling at Your Feet" (demo)
Released	7 January 2002 (2002-01-07)
Recorded	14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
Studio	Wallyworld (Marin County, California)
Length	5:10 (album version) 4:15 (radio edit)
Label	Roadshow Music Sony Music Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Darren Hayes Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s)	Walter Afanasieff
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Insatiable" (2002) "Strange Relationship" (2002)
Music video
"Insatiable" on YouTube

"Insatiable" is the debut solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes, former lead singer of Savage Garden. The song served as the lead single from his debut solo album, Spin (2002). It was serviced to American adult contemporary radio on 7 January 2002 and was issued as a CD single in Australia the following week, on 14 January. The song topped the New Zealand Singles Chart on the week of 21 April 2002, reached number three on the Australian and Danish singles charts, and peaked at number eight on the Swedish and UK charts.

Composition

"Insatiable" is in the key of G minor and is played at a tempo of 144 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video showcases Darren Hayes looking at videos of an Italian starlet that he is infatuated with, the black-and-white filmography in the music video is said to be based off 1960's Italian romances such as La Dolce Vita. The video continues with Hayes showing he has allowed his hair to grow, and has dyed it blonde, which is his natural hair colour.

Hayes said in a HuffPost piece in 2022 that although US label executives were initially enthusiastic about the song itself, after they were shown a rough cut of the video, they feared Hayes appeared "too gay" for American audiences and wanted to "overhaul" his image "so as not to scare off fans".^[1]

Track listings

Australian and New Zealand CD single[2] "Insatiable" (album version) "Ride" (original demo recording) "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording) Australian and New Zealand CD single – Remixes[3] "Insatiable" (album version) "Insatiable" (Calderone club mix) "Insatiable" (Pablo Larosa's Funktified mix) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix) "Insatiable" ('dp versus Darren Hayes' mix) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Let It Go' mix) European CD single[4] "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10 "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording) – 4:59

UK CD1[5] "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10 "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording) – 4:54 "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix) – 6:00 "Insatiable" (video) UK CD2[6] "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10 "Ride" (original demo recording) – 4:46 "Insatiable" (Calderone radio edit) – 6:30 Japanese CD single[7] "Insatiable" (album version) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix) "Falling at Your Feet"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Spin album booklet.^[8]

Studios

• Recorded and mixed at Wallyworld Studios (Marin County, California)
• Orchestra recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles)
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Personnel

• Darren Hayes – writing, lead and background vocals, co-production
• Walter Afanasieff – writing, keyboards, bass, drum and rhythm programming, production, arrangement
• Bruce Dukov – violin
• Eve Butler – violin
• Susan Chatman – violin
• Charlie Everett – violin
• Gerry Hilera – violin
• Norm Hughes – violin
• Peter Kent – violin
• Jennifer Munday – violin
• Bob Peterson – violin
• Michele Richards – violin
• Bob Sanov – violin
• Ed Stein – violin
• John Wittenberg – violin
• John Hayhurst – viola
• Karen Elaine – viola
• Virginia Frazier – viola
• Andrew Picken – viola
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Suzie Katayama – cello, orchestral contracting
• Paula Hochhalter – cello
• Dan Smith – cello
• John Mitchell – contra-alto clarinet
• David Campbell – orchestral conducting and arrangement
• David Reitzas – orchestral engineering
• Robert Conley – programming, recording (vocals)
• Nick Thomas – engineering
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Insatiable" Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 3 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 11 Czech Republic (IFPI)[11] 22 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 28 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 16 Germany (GfK)[15] 42 Greece (IFPI)[16] 4 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 18 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 31 Italy (FIMI)[20] 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 76 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[23] 10 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24] 5 Scotland (OCC)[25] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 55 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[29] 77 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[30] 16 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[31] 33 US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[32] Remixes 11 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[33] 27

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Insatiable" Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA)[34] 28 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[35] 107 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[36] 15 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 47 UK Singles (OCC)[38] 49 UK Airplay (Music Week)[39] 75 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[40] 46

Certifications

Certifications for "Insatiable"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41]	Gold	35,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Insatiable"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	7 January 2002	Adult contemporary hot adult contemporary radio	Columbia	[43]
	11 January 2002	Contemporary hit radio		[44]
Australia	14 January 2002	CD	Roadshow Music Sony Music	[45]
Japan	6 March 2002		Sony Int'l	[46]
United Kingdom	18 March 2002	CD cassette	Columbia	[47]

References

1. Hayes, Darren (1 July 2022). "I Was One Of The Most Famous Pop Stars In The World. No One Knew The Secret Pain I Hid". HuffPost. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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3. Insatiable (Australian & New Zealand remix CD single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Roadshow Music, Sony Music. 2002. 300655-2.
4. Insatiable (European CD single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2002. COL 672200 1.
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6. Insatiable (UK CD2 single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Columbia Records. 2002. 672399 5.
7. Insatiable (Japanese CD single liner notes). Darren Hayes. Sony Records Int'l. 2002. SICP 99.
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