, the

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of The Darkness, a British

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band, consists of seven

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s, one

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, one live album, one

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(EP), one

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, thirty-two

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s and twenty-four

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s. The band released their debut EP ''

I Believe in a Thing Called Love "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a song by English rock band the Darkness, released as the third single from their debut studio album, ''Permission to Land''. When released as a single in September 2003, it peaked at number two on the UK ...

'' through label Must Destroy in August 2002. The Darkness released their first two singles, "

Get Your Hands Off My Woman "Get Your Hands off My Woman" is the debut single by the English rock band the Darkness. The song was released in February 2003 as the lead single from the group's debut studio album, ''Permission to Land''. Although the single went on to win a ...

" and "

Growing on Me "Growing on Me" is a song by British rock band the Darkness from their 2003 debut album, ''Permission to Land''. It was released as the second single on 16 June 2003, peaking at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted at number 42 a ...

" in 2003, which reached peaks of 52 and 11 on the

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, respectively. These were followed in September by the band's debut album ''

Permission to Land ''Permission to Land'' is the debut studio album released by British glam rock band the Darkness. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 16 September 2003. The album topped the UK Albums Chart an ...

'', which topped the

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and was certified four-times platinum by the

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. Note: User must manually search for 'The Darkness' to yield results. Later singles from the album "

" and "

Love Is Only a Feeling "Love Is Only a Feeling" is a song by British rock band the Darkness, released as the fifth and final single from their 2003 debut studio album, ''Permission to Land''. The power ballad peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Music vide ...

" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at numbers two and five respectively, while the

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single "

Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" is a single released by British hard rock band the Darkness. The single was released on 15 December 2003, to fall in with the UK Christmas number one race, ultimately finishing runner-up. The track w ...

" achieved the 2003

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spot. Their second album, '' One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back'', was released in November 2005, preceded by the single " One Way Ticket"; the album was significantly less successful than its predecessor, reaching number eleven on the UK Albums Chart and receiving a silver certification from the BPI. Both "One Way Ticket" and follow-up single " Is It Just Me?" reached number eight on the singles chart, while the third and final single from the album, "

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", charted at number 39. Following the band's first break up in 2006, ''The Platinum Collection'' compilation and a set comprising both of the band's albums were released in 2008. The band reunited in 2011 then released "

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" is a song by British rock band, The Darkness, released as a promotional single from their third studio album, ''Hot Cakes'', released in February 2012. Background "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" is the band's first new sin ...

" in February 2012, followed by "Every Inch of You" in May, then "

Everybody Have a Good Time "Everybody Have A Good Time" is a song by the British rock band The Darkness, released as a promotional single from their third studio album ''Hot Cakes'' in June 2012. Release and reception ''Loudwire'' stated that the song "delivers a retr ...

" in June. The band's third album, ''

Hot Cakes ''Hot Cakes'' is the third studio album by British rock band the Darkness, released on 20 August 2012 on Canary Dwarf Records. Produced by Nick Brine and band members Justin and Dan Hawkins, the album is the band's first since their 2011 reun ...

'', was released in August 2012, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart. The band's fourth album, ''Last of Our Kind'', was released on 2 June 2015, and their fifth album ''

Pinewood Smile ''Pinewood Smile'' is the fifth studio album released by British hard rock band The Darkness. Produced by Adrian Bushby, the album was released on 6 October 2017 and is the first album by the band to be released by Cooking Vinyl. It is also th ...

'' was released on 6 October 2017. On 25 April 2018, it was announced that The Darkness would release their first live album '' Live at Hammersmith'' on 15 June 2018 with "Buccaneers of Hispaniola (Live)" and "I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Live)" available pre release on the day of announcement. "Solid Gold (Live)" was released 1 June. The Darkness released their sixth album ''

Easter Is Cancelled ''Easter Is Cancelled'' is the sixth studio album by the British hard rock band the Darkness. It was released on 4 October 2019 through Canary Dwarf and Cooking Vinyl. Background The album was first announced on 4 April 2019, via a video publish ...

'' on 4 October 2019. There were 3 singles released prior to the album "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die", "Heart Explodes" and the title track "Easter is Cancelled". Two further singles were released afterwards, "How Can I Lose Your Love" and "In Another Life" in December 2019 and January 2020 respectively.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Box sets

Singles

Music videos

References

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