"Love Is Only a Feeling" is a song by British

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band the Darkness, released as the fifth and final single from their 2003 debut studio album, ''

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''. The

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peaked at number five on the

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Music video

The music video for the song was filmed at locations around the Blue Mountains of Australia, including a flat rock

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that, since 2013, is now called Lincoln's Rock in

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; the Devils Coachhouse, in

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; and Walls Lookout, off

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Track listings

* UK and Australian CD single # "Love is Only a Feeling" # "Planning Permission" # "Curse of the Tollund Man" * UK 7-inch single :A. "Love is Only a Feeling" :B. "Planning Permission" * UK DVD single # "Love is Only a Feeling" (video) # "Behind the Scenes" (video) # "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" (live at the Astoria video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Chapel Studios (

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, England) * Additional vocals recorded at Paul Smith Music Studios (London, England) * Mixed at Roundhouse Recording Studios (London, England) * Mastered at The Exchange (London, England) Personnel *

Justin Hawkins Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality best known for being the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness. He was influenced by rock bands of the 1970s and 1 ...

– writing, vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano *

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– writing, guitar *

Frankie Poullain Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1967), better known as Frankie Poullain, is the bassist, bass player for rock band The Darkness (band), The Darkness. He was raised in Milnathort then Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended the Royal H ...

– writing, bass *

Ed Graham Edwin James Graham (born 20 February 1977) is an English musician who is best known as the original drummer of the rock band the Darkness, as well as the subsequent successor band Stone Gods fronted by guitarist and singer Richie Edwards. ...

– writing, drums * Pedro Ferreira – production, mixing, engineering * Will Bartle – recording assistant * Nick Taylor – mixing assistant * Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Is Only A Feeling 2000s ballads 2003 songs 2004 singles Atlantic Records singles The Darkness (band) songs Rock ballads Songs written by Dan Hawkins (musician) Songs written by Ed Graham Songs written by Frankie Poullain Songs written by Justin Hawkins UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles