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One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back by The Darkness
One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back is an album by The Darkness, released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “One Way Ticket”, on 4 lists with a best position of #88.
One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back, the Darkness's second album, came out on Atlantic on 28 November 2005, following the quadruple-platinum Permission to Land and a haul of 3 Brit Awards. Roy Thomas Baker produced, and the band went bigger in every direction: glam rock and hard rock pumped up to arena size, with Justin Hawkins shooting for the rafters and brother Dan's guitar strutting underneath. Frankie Poullain had left on bass in 2005, replaced by Richie Edwards, formerly the band's guitar tech.
It reached number 11 in the UK and went platinum there, and both "One Way Ticket" and "Is It Just Me?" hit number 8 on the singles chart. But the wheels were coming off. Justin Hawkins left the next year after completing rehab for alcohol and cocaine abuse, and with that and sales that disappointed, Atlantic dropped the band in October 2006.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from One Way Ticket to Hell …and Back on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Way Ticket | 4 | #88 | – | 2005–2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.