Darren hayes: "Popular" (2002)

Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972) is a UK based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man 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' 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). Including his work with Savage Garden, Hayes has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

In mid-2010, Hayes announced the completion of recording his 4th solo album which is being mixed by Robert Orton, who is best known for working with Lady Gaga. The album will be released in 2011.

On 17 April 2011, Hayes signed with Mercury Records' Australian division. He is set to release his fourth solo album with the label. (Source: Wikipedia)


- Lyrics:


I've gotta plan to make it rich, and famous.
Lucky for me for you it's a bitch you ain't in.
My plans are slowly changin'
Fame is so contagious.

I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.

I must confess I've been a very bad boy,
Been sleeping around, talk of the town.
My name is. . .
Hollywood will beckon.
Everyone will listen.

Play my video, hear me on the radio.
Dancing to the disco, no-one ever says no.

I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.

I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.

My friends are all in limousines.
My friends are all celebrity.

Play my video, hear me on the radio.
Dancing to the disco, no-one ever says no.

I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.
I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.

My friends are all celebrity.
My friends are all in magazines.

I'm willin' to sleep my way to the top,
I wanna be popular.
I don't wanna keep my feet on the ground,
I wanna be popular.
Are you willin' to sleep your way to the top,
Do you wanna be popular?