I Knew I Loved You’s Savage Backstory

The beloved ballad was not on Savage Garden’s second album initially.

Savage Garden’s Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones Image provided by Columbia Records

In the late 1990s, every other song played on the radio was from Savage Garden. The band exploded onto the scene with their flirty, feisty single “I Want You.” They conquered the world with their second single, “Truly Madly Deeply,” a love ballad that has gone on to become a staple at…