Album · The Darkness
Permission to Land by The Darkness
Permission to Land is an album by The Darkness, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Growing On Me”, on 4 lists with a best position of #41.
Permission to Land, the debut album from Lowestoft's the Darkness, landed on Atlantic in July 2003 and blew the dust off every strutting, falsetto-shrieking move rock had spent a decade apologizing for. Justin Hawkins howls on vocals and guitar, brother Dan Hawkins stacks the riffs beside him, and Frankie Poullain and Ed Graham keep the whole glam-metal circus rolling. Is it a joke? Only if you think hooks this big are funny.
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" was the biggest of the singles, while "Growing On Me", "Get Your Hands off My Woman" and "Love Is Only a Feeling" kept them coming. It topped the UK albums chart, went quadruple platinum at home with more than 1.3 million sold, and the band walked off with three Brit Awards in 2004, Best British Album among them. The follow-up, One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back, had a lot to live up to.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Permission to Land on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growing On Me | 4 | #41 | – | 2003–2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.