Insatiable (Darren Hayes song)

"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".

Track listings
Australian and New Zealand CD single
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version)
 * 2) "Ride" (original demo recording)
 * 3) "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording)

Australian and New Zealand CD single – Remixes
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version)
 * 2) "Insatiable" (Calderone club mix)
 * 3) "Insatiable" (Pablo Larosa's Funktified mix)
 * 4) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix)
 * 5) "Insatiable" ('dp versus Darren Hayes' mix)
 * 6) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Let It Go' mix)

European CD single
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10
 * 2) "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording) – 4:59

UK CD1
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10
 * 2) "Falling at Your Feet" (original demo recording) – 4:54
 * 3) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix) – 6:00
 * 4) "Insatiable" (video)

UK CD2
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version) – 5:10
 * 2) "Ride" (original demo recording) – 4:46
 * 3) "Insatiable" (Calderone radio edit) – 6:30

Japanese CD single
 * 1) "Insatiable" (album version)
 * 2) "Insatiable" (Specificus 'Insomniac' mix)
 * 3) "Falling at Your Feet"

Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Spin album booklet.

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