Strange Relationship

"Strange Relationship"
"Strange Relationship"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album Spin
B-side	"So Bad"
Released	27 May 2002
Studio	Wallyworld (Marin County, California)
Length	5:00 (album version); 3:58 (radio edit);
Label	Roadshow Music; Sony Music; Columbia;
Songwriters	Darren Hayes; Greg Bieck;
Producer	Walter Afanasieff
Darren Hayes singles chronology

"Strange Relationship" is the second solo single released by Australian singer Darren Hayes from his debut studio album, Spin (2002). The single was released in May 2002 and made it into the top 40 in Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The music video was directed by Tommy O'Haver; it features Hayes moving around a film set with a number of other people and changing scenery.

Track listings

Australia CD1^[1]

"Strange Relationship" (album version)
"So Bad" (original demo recording)
"Insatiable" (Metro Boys remix)

Australia CD2 – The Remixes^[2]

"Strange Relationship" (album version)
"Strange Relationship" ('dp versus 'Darren Hayes' mix)
"Strange Relationship" (Specificus Mad Scientist mix)
"Strange Relationship" (Specificus Jungle Lounge mix)

UK CD1^[3]

"Strange Relationship" (radio edit) – 3:58
"Sexual Healing" (Capital Radio Session) – 4:00
"So Bad" (original demo recording) – 4:09
"Strange Relationship" (video)

UK CD2^[4]

"Strange Relationship" (album version) – 5:00
"Insatiable" (Capital Radio Session) – 5:15
"Strange Relationship" (dp versus Darren Hayes mix) – 4:06

UK cassette single and European CD single^[5]^[6]

"Strange Relationship" (album version) – 5:00
"Sexual Healing" (Capital Radio Session) – 4:00

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Spin album booklet.^[7]

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
Greg Bieck – writing, recordings (lead vocals)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, bass, drum and rhythm programming, production, arrangement
Vernon Black – electric guitars
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 (background vocals), engineering
Nick Thomas – engineering
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Strange Relationship"
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	16
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	57
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	44
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[11]	20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	25
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	15

Release history

Release history and formats for "Strange Relationship"
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
Australia	27 May 2002	CD	Roadshow Music Sony Music	^[14]
United Kingdom	8 July 2002	CD cassette	Columbia	^[15]^[16]

References

^ Strange Relationship (Australian CD1 liner notes). Roadshow Music, Sony Music. 2002. 300711-2.
^ Strange Relationship (Australian CD2 liner notes). Roadshow Music, Sony Music. 2002. 300714-2.
^ Strange Relationship (UK CD1 liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 2.
^ Strange Relationship (UK CD2 liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 5.
^ Strange Relationship (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 4.
^ Strange Relationship (European CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. COL 672828 1.
^ Spin (Australian CD album booklet). Roadshow Music, Columbia Records, Sony Music. 2002. 300656-2.
^ "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 31. 27 July 2002. p. 7. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 20/7/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Darren Hayes Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th May 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 27 May 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ Ramsey, Maggie (29 June 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 27. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 July 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 July 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[1] Strange Relationship (Australian CD1 liner notes). Roadshow Music, Sony Music. 2002. 300711-2.

[2] Strange Relationship (Australian CD2 liner notes). Roadshow Music, Sony Music. 2002. 300714-2.

[3] Strange Relationship (UK CD1 liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 2.

[4] Strange Relationship (UK CD2 liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 5.

[5] Strange Relationship (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 2002. 672868 4.

[6] Strange Relationship (European CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 2002. COL 672828 1.

[7] Spin (Australian CD album booklet). Roadshow Music, Columbia Records, Sony Music. 2002. 300656-2.

[AU-8] "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[9] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 31. 27 July 2002. p. 7. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Darren_Hayes-10] "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[sc_Scotland_-11] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 20/7/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Darren_Hayes-12] "Darren Hayes – Strange Relationship". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Darren_Hayes-13] "Darren Hayes Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[14] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 27th May 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 27 May 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[15] Ramsey, Maggie (29 June 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 27. p. 10. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

[16] "New Releases – For Week Starting 8 July 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 6 July 2002. p. 27. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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v t e Darren Hayes
Studio albums	Spin (2002) The Tension and the Spark (2004) This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007) Secret Codes and Battleships (2011) Homosexual (2022)
Other albums	Truly Madly Completely (2005) We Are Smug (2009)
Singles	"Insatiable" "Strange Relationship" "Crush (1980 Me)" "I Miss You" "Pop!ular" "Darkness" "So Beautiful" "Step into the Light" "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" "Me, Myself and (I)" "Who Would Have Thought" "Casey" "Talk Talk Talk" "Black Out the Sun" "Bloodstained Heart" "Stupid Mistake" "Let's Try Being in Love"
Featured singles	"I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life"
Video albums	This Delicate Film We've Made
Related topics	Discography Savage Garden