The Darkness

Nothin's Gonna Stop Us

Released:

2012-08-??

Comments:

Promotional CD-singles started to surface for this song in August which come in a cardboard sleeve with different artwork than the release from February this year. It is very likely that this will be the next single, though no further details are known yet.

The promotional CD features the album version and an instrumental version. You can actually combine the instrumental with the album version to create a digital copy of the album's unique vinyl version.

Tracklisting European promotional CD:

1. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us
2. Nothin's Gonna Stop Us (Instrumental)

Label – Catalogue number:

Promotional CD: [PIAS] Recordings – PIASR306CDSP

Everybody Have A Good Time

Released:

2012-06-26

Comments:

Another digital single which was released on the 26th of June in Germany and on the 1st of July in the UK

A promotional CD-single in a cardboard sleeve was released in Europe. It features a radio edit plus the album version. Note that the promo lists a release date of 20th of August for the single.

The US had a one track promo CD in a normal jewel case.

Tracklisting:

1. Everybody Have A Good Time

Tracklisting European promotional CD:

1. Everybody Have A Good Time (Radio Edit)
2. Everybody Have A Good Time

Tracklisting US promotional CD:

1. Everybody Have A Good Time (Radio Edit)

Label – Catalogue number:

Digital single: [PIAS] Recordings – PIASR326D

Promotional CD (Europe): [PIAS] Recordings – PIASR326CDP

Promotional CD (US): Wind-Up Records – WUJC 20288-2

Every Inch Of You

Released:

2012-05-28

Comments:

Their first commercial single for 2012. Released digitally on May 28th in Europe, although Germany could already buy it on the 25th. The US had a release date of May 29th.

Two versions are available. Europe and the US/Canada had the album version. The US and Canada had furthermore a clean edit where the word "cock" has been replaced by a rooster sound.

This song was released in or around November 2012 as a promotional CD in the US. It features the clean edit which was originally released digitally in May 2012.

Tracklisting digital release:

1. Every Inch Of You

Tracklisting digital US/Canadian release:

1. Every Inch Of You (Clean Edit)

Tracklisting US promotional CD:

1. Every Inch Of You (Clean Edit)

Label – Catalogue number:

Digital single: [PIAS] Recordings – unknown

Digital single (US/Canada): EMI Germany – unknown

Promotional CD (US): Wind-Up Records – WUJC 20291-2

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us

Released:

2012-02-01

Comments:

The first teaser for the new album, Hot Cakes. This song was released as a promotional-only CD in January 2012. It was also given away as a free download on the official website and has its own video. Ace!

This is an earlier mix when compared to the version that ended up on the album. The download from the official website was tagged as the Frenchie mix. 2011.

Please note that the song is called Nothing's Gonna Stop Us on this single, but Nothin's Gonna Stop Us on the album.

Tracklisting:

1. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us (Frenchie Mix. 2011)

Label – Catalogue number:

Promotional CD: Universal Music Publishing Ltd. / Kobalt Music Publishing – none

Girlfriend

Released:

2006-05-22

Comments:

Ok. The song is great, but I completely understand why this never charted. It just was not made for a wider audience! The horrible video certainly also did not help. This was released on CD, DVD and as a 10" shaped picture disc.

A digital single was released as well, but the remixes were tagged incorrectly.

The CD-single was also released in a cardsleeve in Europe (possibly in the Netherlands and Germany only).

At least one promotional CD was released in Europe which comes in a cardsleeve with unique artwork.

An uncut test pressing exists for the 10" vinyl release. This disc has therefore the size of a standard 12" disc. So far one copy is known to exist, although more were probably made and might be out there somewhere.

Tracklisting 10" release:

• Side A

1. Girlfriend

• Side B

1. Girlfriend (Space Cowboy Hard & Fast Remix)
2. Girlfriend (The Freelance Hellraiser 'Screaming J Hawkins' Remix)

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Girlfriend
2. Girlfriend (The Richie Edwards Remix)

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. Girlfriend (video)
2. Girlfriend (Making Of The Video) (video)
3. Girlfriend
4. Girlfriend (British Whale Remix)
5. Girlfriend (Space Cowboy House Remix)

Tracklisting digital release:

1. Girlfriend (The Richie Edwards Remix)
2. Girlfriend (The Freelance Hellraiser 'Screaming J Hawkins' Remix)
3. Girlfriend (British Whale Remix)
4. Girlfriend (Space Cowboy House Remix)
5. Girlfriend (Space Cowboy Hard & Fast Remix)

Label – Catalogue number:

Shaped 10" single: Atlantic – DARK06T

CD single: Atlantic – DARK06CD

CD single (cardsleeve): Atlantic – 5051011 4216 5 5

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK06DVD

Promotional CD single: Atlantic – SAM01125

Is It Just Me?

Released:

2006-02-13

Comments:

By the time this single was released, The Darkness were already written off and their chart success started to go down. This single got some pretty bad reviews, although the track is (in my opinion) very good! It was released on CD, DVD and once again as a 7" picture disc. The DVD release is for whatever reason pretty hard to find these days!

The Australian CD-single release has the same sleeve as the European DVD release.

Two promotional one-track CD-singles exist. The only difference is that one comes in a cardsleeve and the other in a jewel case.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. Is It Just Me?

• Side B

1. Shit Ghost

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Is It Just Me?
2. Shake (Like A Lettuce Leaf)

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. Is It Just Me? (video)
2. Is It Just Me? (Making Of The Video) (video)
3. Is It Just Me?
4. Shit Ghost

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Atlantic – DARK05

CD single: Atlantic – DARK05CD

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK05DVD

Promotional CD (cardsleeve): Atlantic – SAM01105

Promotional CD (jewel case): Atlantic – PR015705

One Way Ticket

Released:

2005-11-14

Comments:

The first release from their, then, new album One Way Ticket To Hell ...And Back. It was released on CD as a two and three track single, DVD and as a 7" picture disc (which is also partly clear vinyl).

The main track has been edited down to 3:43 minutes.

At least two promotional CD's were released in Europe. Both just feature one track, being the radio edit of the main song. The first one comes in a slim jewel case, the second in a cardsleeve with a detachable ticket to hell! The radio edit is an even shorter version than the single edit: the track immediately starts with guitar.

A promotional one track CD-single was released in the US with in a normal jewel case.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)

• Side B

1. Grief Hammer

Tracklisting two track CD release:

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)
2. Wanker

Tracklisting three track CD release:

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)
2. Wanker
3. Grief Hammer

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit) (video)
2. One Way Ticket (Making Of) (video)
3. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)
4. Grief Hammer

Tracklisting digital release #1:

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)
2. Wanker

Tracklisting digital release #2:

1. One Way Ticket (Single Edit)
2. Grief Hammer

Tracklisting promotional CD release:

1. One Way Ticket (Radio Edit)

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Atlantic – DARK04

CD single (2 track): Atlantic – DARK04CD

CD single (3 track): Atlantic – DARK04CD

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK04DVD

Promotional CD (cardsleeve): Atlantic – SAM01075

Promotional CD (jewel case): Atlantic – PR015647

Promotional CD (US): Atlantic – PRCD 302044

Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again

Released:

2004-11-08

Comments:

Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again was a download-only single which was available for one month and could only be bought at the official website. It was a re-recording, produced by Roy Thomas Baker, and was very likely one of the first recordings that the band did with Roy.

This new recording has a bit more meat on the bones and sounds punchier. The biggest surprise is the inclusion of a short piano solo!

Also released as a promotional CDr which contains a clean radio-friendly version as the second track. They however simply removed the bad language from the vocal track, rather than recording other words.

Tracklisting digital release:

1. Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again

Tracklisting promotional CD release:

1. Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again
2. Get Your Hands Off My Woman... Again (Clean)

Label – Catalogue number:

Download single: Atlantic – unknown

Promotional CD: Atlantic – none

Friday Night

Released:

2004-06-??

Comments:

This was a promotional-only single, issued on CD in or around June 2004. It was at least released in Sweden and possibly in some European territories. The European release comes in a pink cardsleeve, whereas the Swedish edition comes in a clear plastic sleeve.

Tracklisting:

1. Friday Night

Label – Catalogue number:

Promotional CD (EU): Warner Music UK Ltd. – PR05010

Promotional CD (Sweden): Warner Music Sweden AB – WMSPROM505

Love Is Only A Feeling

Released:

2004-03-22

Comments:

The first single by The Darkness of 2004. Released on CD, DVD and as a 7" picture disc.

Sweden had a two track CD-single in a cardsleeve.

A European one-track promotional CD was released which came in special black heart-shaped cardboard flat sleeve. A second promotional CD came in a jewel case with two tracks, one of these is a radio edit which fades out earlier at the end.

The US had a promotional CDr on the EastWest Records label to promote the two B-sides.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. Love Is Only A Feeling

• Side B

1. Planning Permission

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Love Is Only A Feeling
2. Planning Permission
3. Curse Of The Tollund Man

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. Love Is Only A Feeling (video)
2. Behind the scenes (video)
3. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Live at The Astoria) (video)

Tracklisting Swedish CD release:

1. Love Is Only A Feeling
2. Planning Permission

Tracklisting promotional European CD release (jewel case):

1. Love Is Only A Feeling (Radio Edit)
2. Love Is Only A Feeling

Tracklisting promotional B-sides US CD release:

1. Planning Permission
2. Curse Of The Tollund Man

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Atlantic – DARK03

CD single: Atlantic – DARK03CD

CD single (Sweden): Atlantic – 5050467269354

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK03DVD

Promotional CD (heart shaped): Atlantic – SAM00932

Promotional CD (jewel case): Atlantic – PR04792

Promotional B-Sides CDr: EastWest Records – none

Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

Released:

2003-12-15

Comments:

A great Christmas release which did not hit the number one spot because of Gary Jules' Mad World cover. It was released on CD, DVD and as a nice shaped 7" picture disc which came in a 12" sleeve.

Sweden had a unique two track CD-single in a cardsleeve with I Believe In A Thing Called Love as the second track.

Two one-track promotional CD-singles were released. One comes in a slim jewel case and has the same artwork as the commercial DVD-single. The second one came in special The Darkness gift wrapping. When unwrapped, you will find a white box with the band's logo on it which holds the CD and a Christmas card.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

• Side B

1. I Love You 5 Times

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
2. I Love You 5 Times

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (video)
2. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
3. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Live at Knebworth) (video)

Tracklisting Swedish CD release:

1. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
2. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)

Label – Catalogue number:

Shaped 7" single: Atlantic – DARK02

CD single: Atlantic – DARK02CD

CD single (Sweden): Atlantic – 5050467-1132-5-1

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK02DVD

Promotional CD (deluxe): Atlantic – SAM00896

I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Released:

2003-09-29

Comments:

This was their breakthrough single and is probably the song that everybody knows when you mention The Darkness. It was released as a 7" picture disc, on CD and as a DVD-single.

The song was slightly remixed for the single release.

The Australian CD-single release had one extra audio track and the video for the main song.

The European promotional CD came in a unique picture sleeve.

The US had a two track promo CD (plus a video track) in a normal jewel case with a great picture as the backsleeve. A second promotional CD featured just one track.

A Japanese promo CD (featuring the album version) was issued in late 2003 to promote the single and the, then, upcoming album. It comes with unique artwork, but no obi.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)

• Side B

1. Makin' Out

Tracklisting CD release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
2. Makin' Out
3. Physical Sex

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
2. Out Of My Hands
3. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version) (video)
4. video clips

Tracklisting digital release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
2. Makin' Out
3. Physical Sex
4. Out Of My Hands

Tracklisting Australian CD release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
2. Makin' Out
3. Physical Sex
4. Out Of My Hands
5. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version) (video)

Tracklisting US promotional CD release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love
2. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
3. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version) (video)

Tracklisting promotional B-sides US CD release:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
2. Physical Sex
3. Makin' Out
4. Out Of My Hands

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Atlantic – DARK01

CD single: Atlantic – DARK01CD

DVD single: Atlantic – DARK01DVD

Promotional CD (Europe): Atlantic – PR04286

Promotional CD (US): Atlantic – PRCD 301349

Promotional B-Sides CDr: EastWest Records – none

Growing On Me

Released:

2003-06-16

Comments:

Growing On Me was their second single which dented the UK Top 40. It was released on 7" and as a CD and DVD-single. The latter two both come in a slim jewel case.

A European promotional CD-single was issued in a light blue cardsleeve.

The US had a one track promotional CD which also included the video.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. Growing On Me

• Side B

1. How Dare You Call This Love?

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Growing On Me
2. How Dare You Call This Love?
3. Bareback

Tracklisting DVD release:

1. Growing On Me (video)
2. Growing On Me (video out-takes)
3. Growing On Me

Tracklisting US promotional CD release:

1. Growing On Me
2. Growing On Me (video)

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Must Destroy Music – DESTROYER10

CD single: Must Destroy Music – DUSTY010CD

DVD single: Must Destroy Music – DUSTY010CVD

Promotional CD (US): Must Destroy Music – PRCD 301342

Get Your Hands Off My Woman

Released:

2003-02-24

Comments:

Their first single that was also commercially available for a wider audience. This single was released on 7" and CD.

The first pressing of the CD-single had a printing error on the small strip at the back of the sleeve. The tracks were listed as 1, 2 and 2 instead of 1, 2 and 3. This was corrected for a second pressing.

A funny remark: track three was labeled as "(clean version)" on the back of the sleeve, as "('clean' version) on the small strip at the back and as "(clean radio version)" on the CD itself. Now you can decide what the actual tag of this song is!

A promotional CD was released in Europe with no artwork.

Tracklisting 7" release:

• Side A

1. Get Your Hands Off My Woman

• Side B

1. The Best Of Me

Tracklisting CD release:

1. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
2. The Best Of Me
3. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Clean Version)

Tracklisting promotional CD release:

1. Get Your Hands Off My Woman (Clean Version)
2. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
3. The Best Of Me

Label – Catalogue number:

7" single: Must Destroy Music – DESTROYER6

CD single: Must Destroy Music – DUSTY006CD

Promotional CD single: Must Destroy Music – DUSTY006CDp

I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Released:

2002-08-12

Comments:

This is their debut release, issued in August 2002. It contains three tracks of which track two is an alternate/early version and was re-recorded for their 2003 debut album Permission To Land. The other two tracks are identical to the 2003 album version, although they have been mastered/equalized differently.

The single is limited to just a few 100 copies and was only for sale at a number of concerts.

There are stock images on the internet which have the word EP on the front sleeve behind the title. These copies do not exist as confirmed by the band in September 2012 (credits to Steve P).

Tracklisting:

1. I Believe In A Thing Called Love
2. Love On The Rocks With No Ice (2002 Version)
3. Love Is Only A Feeling

Label – Catalogue number:

CD single: Must Destroy Music – DUSTY001CD

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