"Darkness, Darkness" is a song written by Jesse Colin Young in 1969, which has been covered by many artists. Young's band The Youngbloods released a version on their 1969 album ''

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''. They released a version of the song as a single twice: in 1969, which reached #124 on the ''Billboard'' chart, and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.

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released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart.Robert Plant, "Darkness, Darkness" chart position
Retrieved May 18, 2015 It was featured on his 2002 album '' Dreamland''.

Cover versions

* 1969 Gloria Loring on the album ''... And Now We Come To Distances'' * 1971 Mott the Hoople on the album '' Brain Capers'' * 1972 Phil Upchurch on the album ''Darkness, Darkness'' * 1976 Iain Matthews on the album ''Go for Broke'', also included on Matthews' compilation ''Discreet Repeat'' (1981) * 1980 Eric Burdon on the album ''

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'' * 1994

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on the album ''Cuts to the Chase'' * 1994 Screaming Trees on the '' True Lies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (

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) * 1995 Golden Earring on the album '' Love Sweat'' * 1996 Heidi Berry on the album ''Miracle'' * 1997 Richard Shindell on the album ''

Reunion Hill ''Reunion Hill'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell. It was Shindell's third and final studio album for Shanachie Records. ''Allmusic'' calls the album "songcraft at its finest." The album includes a cover of "I'll Be Here in ...

'' * 2001 Elliott Murphy and Iain Matthews on the album ''La Terre Commune'' * 2002 Solas on the album ''The Edge of Silence'' * 2002

on the album '' Dreamland'' * 2004 Cowboy Junkies on the neath Your Covers, Part 1'', a bonus disc to their album '' One Soul Now'' * 2007 Ann Wilson on the album ''Hope & Glory'' (with sister Nancy Wilson) * 2009

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on the album ''Für Euch, die Ihr liebt'' * 2018 Escondido, featured on '' This Is Us'' season 3 episode 4, as well as the original version * 2023

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and Kieran Hebden on the EP 'Darkness Darkness/No Service'

Other credits

*1983: appeared in the film ''

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'' *1993: appeared in the opening credits of the film '' Jack the Bear'' *2003: played during the credits of the film '' Ghosts of the Abyss'' (by Lisa Torban) *2005: played during the ending credits of the film '' The Devil's Rejects'' *2015: played (in part) during the ending credits of episode 11 of '' Bloodline'' *2018: played on the opening scene of '' This Is Us'' season 3 episode 4 (the cover by Escondido was played at the end of the same episode)

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* {{authority control 1969 singles 1969 songs 1970 singles 2002 singles Eric Burdon songs Golden Earring songs Mott the Hoople songs RCA Victor singles Robert Plant songs Screaming Trees songs The Youngbloods songs