Crash and Burn (Savage Garden song)

"Crash and Burn"
Single by Savage Garden
from the album Affirmation
B-side	"Two Beds and a Coffee Machine"
Released	20 March 2000 (United Kingdom & Europe) 15 May 2000 (Australia)
Format	CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1999
Genre	Pop, pop rock
Length	4:41
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Darren Hayes, Daniel Jones
Producer(s)	Savage Garden and Walter Afanasieff
Savage Garden singles chronology
"I Knew I Loved You" (1999) "Crash and Burn" (2000) "Affirmation" (2000)

"Crash and Burn" is a song by Australian pop group Savage Garden from their second album Affirmation, released as the album's third single in early 2000. It hit number one in several countries including Finland and Norway, and it reached the top five in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and France among others. In the UK, the song reached #14, while in the US the song peaked at number 24. The video is shot in a partially fantastical theme, featuring scenes of troubled young adults interspersed with scenes of the group singing in a warehouse. Messages such as "stay connected" and lyrics from the song, such as "fall apart" appear on the screen. At the end of the video, Hayes uses Auslan to sing the last lyrics of the song.

Track listing

• UK

CD1

1. "Crash and Burn" (radio version) – 3:50
2. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" – 3:26
3. "Gunning Down Romance" (Drum and Bass Mix) – 6:05

CD2

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Don't Care" (Vocal & Drum Mix) – 4:10
3. "Crash and Burn" (instrumental) – 4:42

Cassette

1. "Crash and Burn" (radio version) – 3:50
2. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" – 3:26

• Australia

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Knew I Loved You" (12" Mini Me Mix) – 8:25
3. "I Knew I Loved You" (Club Mix) – 6:03

• Europe

Single CD

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Don't Care" (Vocal & Drum Mix) – 4:10

Maxi-CD

1. "Crash and Burn" – 4:41
2. "I Knew I Loved You" (Eddie's Savage Dance Mix) – 5:58
3. "Gunning Down Romance" (Drum and Bass Mix) – 6:05
4. "I Knew I Loved You" (Eddie's Rhythm Radio Mix) – 4:24

Chart performance

Peak positions

Charts (2000)	Peak Position
Australia (ARIA)	16
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)	15
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	12
Germany (Official German Charts)	69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	19
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	77
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	14
US Billboard Adult Top 40	13
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	10
US Billboard Hot 100	24
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	14

End-of-year chart (2000)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78

References