Permission to Land is the debut studio album by English hard rock band The Darkness, released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 5 August 2003. The album topped the UK Albums Chart[1] and reached number thirty-six on the American Billboard 200 chart.[2] Four singles were released from Permission to Land: "Get Your Hands Off My Woman", "Growing on Me", "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Love Is Only a Feeling"; "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" was the most successful, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart.[1] In addition to its chart success, Permission to Land also provided The Darkness with two high-profile music awards – Best Rock Album at the 2003 Kerrang! Awards[3] and Best British Album at the 2004 BRIT Awards (at which they also won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act).[4] Permission to Land was voted 49th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in Kerrang!. "Permission To Land" was later referenced in the song "Whichever Way You Wanna Give It" by lead singer Justin Hawkins' current band Hot Leg.
[edit] Track listing
All songs were written and composed by Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Ed Graham.
- "Black Shuck" – 3:20
- "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" – 2:46
- "Growing on Me" – 3:29
- "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" – 3:36
- "Love Is Only a Feeling" – 4:19
- "Givin' Up" – 3:34
- "Stuck in a Rut" – 3:17
- "Friday Night" – 2:56
- "Love on the Rocks With No Ice" – 5:56
- "Holding My Own" – 4:56
[edit] Personnel
- The Darkness
- Additional personnel
[edit] Charts
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Darkness". Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=52. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ a b "Artist Chart History - The Darkness". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=527787&model.vnuAlbumId=743376. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "The Darkness rock Kerrang! awards". BBC. August 22, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3172315.stm. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Brits 2004: The winners". BBC. February 17, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3497315.stm. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". danishcharts.com. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discografie The Darkness" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". finnishcharts.com. http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". irish-charts.com. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). belgiancharts.com. http://belgiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in French). lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ "Discography The Darkness". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Darkness. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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