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href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(Band)" title="The Darkness (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Darkness (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(banda)" title="The Darkness (banda) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Darkness (banda)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(groupe)" title="The Darkness (groupe) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Darkness (groupe)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8D%94_%EB%8B%A4%ED%81%AC%EB%8B%88%EC%8A%A4" title="더 다크니스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="더 다크니스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(grup_musik)" title="The Darkness (grup musik) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Darkness (grup musik)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness" title="The Darkness – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The Darkness" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darkness_(band)" title="The Darkness (band) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Darkness (band)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8" title="द डार्कनेस – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="द डार्कनेस" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" 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class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">The Darkness</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_(42513700740).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Darkness performing at SSE Arena Wembley in 2018"><img alt="The Darkness performing at SSE Arena Wembley in 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg/300px-HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg/450px-HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg/600px-HollywoodVampsSSe200618-69_%2842513700740%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4905" 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href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">Hard rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">glam rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glam_metal" title="Glam metal">glam metal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>2000<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000</span>)</span>–2006</li> <li>2011–present</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Must Destroy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner</a></li> <li><a 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#b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Hawkins" title="Justin Hawkins">Justin Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hawkins_(musician)" title="Dan Hawkins (musician)">Dan Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Poullain" title="Frankie Poullain">Frankie Poullain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Tiger_Taylor" title="Rufus Tiger Taylor">Rufus Tiger Taylor</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Graham" title="Ed Graham">Ed Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Edwards" title="Richie Edwards">Richie Edwards</a></li> <li>Emily Dolan Davies</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thedarknesslive.com/">thedarknesslive.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Darkness</b> are an English <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> band formed in <a href="/wiki/Lowestoft" title="Lowestoft">Lowestoft</a> in 2000. The band consists of <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hawkins" title="Justin Hawkins">Justin Hawkins</a> (vocals, guitar), his brother <a href="/wiki/Dan_Hawkins_(musician)" title="Dan Hawkins (musician)">Dan Hawkins</a> (guitar), <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Poullain" title="Frankie Poullain">Frankie Poullain</a> (bass) and <a href="/wiki/Rufus_Tiger_Taylor" title="Rufus Tiger Taylor">Rufus Tiger Taylor</a> (drums). </p><p>The Darkness came to prominence with the release of their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i>, in 2003. Backed by the singles "<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_in_a_Thing_Called_Love" title="I Believe in a Thing Called Love">I Believe in a Thing Called Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Growing_on_Me" title="Growing on Me">Growing on Me</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Get_Your_Hands_off_My_Woman" title="Get Your Hands off My Woman">Get Your Hands off My Woman</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Only_a_Feeling" title="Love Is Only a Feeling">Love Is Only a Feeling</a>", the album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 1.3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004 the band won three <a href="/wiki/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Awards</a>: Best British Group, Best British Rock Act, and Best British Album.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician <a href="/wiki/Richie_Edwards" title="Richie Edwards">Richie Edwards</a>. The band's second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/One_Way_Ticket_to_Hell..._and_Back" title="One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back">One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back</a></i>, was released in November 2005. The following year, Justin Hawkins departed from the band after successfully completing a course of rehabilitation from <a href="/wiki/Substance_dependence" title="Substance dependence">alcohol and cocaine</a> abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_11_October_2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_11_October_2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This, combined with the poor sales of the album, resulted in Atlantic dropping the band in October 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the split, the remaining members formed <a href="/wiki/Stone_Gods" title="Stone Gods">Stone Gods</a>, and continued to perform and record without Hawkins, who subsequently fronted his own project, <a href="/wiki/Hot_Leg" title="Hot Leg">Hot Leg</a>. </p><p>In March 2011, the Darkness announced reunion shows, with original bassist Frankie Poullain, including <a href="/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a> 2011, and the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_2012" title="Isle of Wight Festival 2012">Isle of Wight Festival 2012</a>. Their third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Cakes" title="Hot Cakes">Hot Cakes</a></i>, was released in August 2012. Original drummer <a href="/wiki/Ed_Graham" title="Ed Graham">Ed Graham</a> then left the band. A fourth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_Our_Kind" title="Last of Our Kind">Last of Our Kind</a></i>, was released in 2015. A fifth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Smile" title="Pinewood Smile">Pinewood Smile</a></i>, was released in 2017, followed by a live album, <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Hammersmith_(The_Darkness_album)" title="Live at Hammersmith (The Darkness album)">Live at Hammersmith</a></i>, in 2018. Their sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Is_Cancelled" title="Easter Is Cancelled">Easter Is Cancelled</a></i>, was released in 2019. After the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> put a stop to their world tour in 2020, the band ended the year with a one-off streamed live show titled "Streaming of a White Christmas", which was also recorded as a new live album. Their seventh studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Motorheart" title="Motorheart">Motorheart</a></i>, was released in 2021, followed by an extensive UK tour through November and December. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Justin and Dan Hawkins played together as teenagers in a band which, according to Dan Hawkins, "did a lot of <a href="/wiki/Marillion" title="Marillion">Marillion</a> covers, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>" and were "a bit <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">prog-y</a>". Justin Hawkins had been initially inspired to play guitar by <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> of <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>, as he loved his tone and vibrato.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally known as Empire, the band generated some music industry buzz through their manager Sue Whitehouse, who was based at Savage & Best in <a href="/wiki/Camden_Town" title="Camden Town">Camden</a>. Whitehouse had managed them since Justin Hawkins' time as a creator of music jingles.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Renamed the Darkness they became renowned for their live show, and such was the popularity of the band, they had a Carling Homecoming gig booked for the <a href="/wiki/London_Astoria" title="London Astoria">London Astoria</a> before they had even signed a record deal.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Joe Taylor, Aled Jones and Paul Scaife at <a href="/wiki/The_Tip_Sheet" title="The Tip Sheet">The Tip Sheet</a> first heard about the band through a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured <i>Love Is Only a Feeling</i> in January 2002. They started Record of the Day, and featured the song again around the time of <a href="/wiki/SXSW" class="mw-redirect" title="SXSW">SXSW</a> in March 2003. They wanted to feature Friday Night too but they were told the band was saving it for an album.<sup id="cite_ref-ROTD_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROTD-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to A&R <a href="/wiki/Nick_Raphael" title="Nick Raphael">Nick Raphael</a> in an interview with <a href="/wiki/HitQuarters" title="HitQuarters">HitQuarters</a>, there was no initial clamour to sign the band, "There couldn't have been less of a buzz, and only two record labels showed any interest in them."<sup id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hitquarters.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He believes the reason for lack of interest was that "The business as a whole thought they were uncool. In fact, people were saying that they were a joke and that they weren't real."<sup id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hitquarters.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raphael continued: "Now, 3.5 million records later, they're one of the greatest of all bands in the world, and that's because what they did was real; they weren't copying anyone. If they were copying, then they were copying someone from twenty years ago, and no-one else was doing that." </p><p>Throughout their career, critics around the world would label them as a "joke band".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of Sony Music UK, Raphael had attempted to sign them, but the band instead opted to go with <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hitquarters.com-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band were hired to open for <a href="/wiki/Disturbed_(band)" title="Disturbed (band)">Disturbed</a> on 1 December 2002 at <a href="/wiki/Brixton_Academy" title="Brixton Academy">Brixton Academy</a> in which Justin Hawkins recalled numerous fans of Disturbed who threw bottles, shoes, and trash out of disgust at their stark contrast of Disturbed's music. Singer <a href="/wiki/David_Draiman" title="David Draiman">David Draiman</a> later attacked the band for their handling of the ordeal, with Hawkins recounting the issue on his youtube channel in 2022. Draiman later apologised for the incident, and to Hawkins following the video.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Permission_to_Land_and_commercial_success_(2003–2005)"><span id="Permission_to_Land_and_commercial_success_.282003.E2.80.932005.29"></span><i>Permission to Land</i> and commercial success (2003–2005)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Permission to Land and commercial success (2003–2005)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Their debut album, <i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i>, went straight up to number two in the UK charts upon its release on 7 July 2003, before going to number one and staying there for four weeks, eventually going on to sell 1.5 million copies in the UK.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg/150px-Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg/225px-Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg/300px-Justin_Hawkins_of_The_Darkness_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="429" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>Justin Hawkins at <a href="/wiki/Ankkarock" title="Ankkarock">Ankkarock</a>, Finland</figcaption></figure> <p>The Darkness took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area, including "Black Shuck" which mentions the nearby village of <a href="/wiki/Blythburgh" title="Blythburgh">Blythburgh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The success of the album led to heavy touring for the band over the next two years, including European portions of <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>'s Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band would later be added to the 2004 <a href="/wiki/Big_Day_Out" title="Big Day Out">Big Day Out</a> festival tour, performing alongside <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)" title="Muse (band)">Muse</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Strokes" title="The Strokes">The Strokes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lostprophets" title="Lostprophets">Lostprophets</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Mars_Volta" title="The Mars Volta">The Mars Volta</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then went on to headline the <a href="/wiki/Carling_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Carling Festival">Carling Festival</a> in 2004. The band won three <a href="/wiki/BRIT_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BRIT Awards">BRIT Awards</a> in 2004 in response to the album, <i>Best Group</i>, <i>Best Rock Group</i> and <i>Best Album</i>. They also won two <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang!">Kerrang!</a> awards in 2004 for <i>Best Live Act</i> and <i>Best British Band</i>. The third single from the album, "<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_in_a_Thing_Called_Love" title="I Believe in a Thing Called Love">I Believe in a Thing Called Love</a>", was a smash hit in the UK and the United states, becoming the second highest charting single of 2003 released by a UK band in America. The band also managed a Christmas 2003 number 1, "<a href="/wiki/Christmas_Time_(Don%27t_Let_the_Bells_End)" title="Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)">Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)</a>", which only just fell short, both singles reaching number 2 in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="One_Way_Ticket_to_Hell..._And_Back_and_decline_(2005–2006)"><span id="One_Way_Ticket_to_Hell..._And_Back_and_decline_.282005.E2.80.932006.29"></span><i>One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back</i> and decline (2005–2006)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back and decline (2005–2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Hawkins.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dan_Hawkins.jpg/220px-Dan_Hawkins.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dan_Hawkins.jpg/330px-Dan_Hawkins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Dan_Hawkins.jpg/440px-Dan_Hawkins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1632" data-file-height="1295" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hawkins_(musician)" title="Dan Hawkins (musician)">Dan Hawkins</a> at <a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Ice_Hall" title="Helsinki Ice Hall">Helsinki Ice Hall</a> in Helsinki, Finland</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg/220px-The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg/330px-The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg/440px-The_Darkness_Glasgow_SECC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>The Darkness live in Glasgow, Scotland, February 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In October 2005, a month before the album was to be officially released, Justin Hawkins won an <a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a> auction for a copy of <i>One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back</i> for £350 under the username 'turbogunhawk'. He claimed he did this so that he could track down whoever sold the digitally-marked advance copy of the album and try to prevent it from happening again.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"One Way Ticket", the first single from their second album, was released on 14 November 2005, debuting and peaking at number 8 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>. The album itself was released on 28 November 2005 to mixed reviews. The album was produced by rock producer <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker" title="Roy Thomas Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a>, best known for his work with <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>. Early sales figures in the UK showed the album had not sold as well as its predecessor, <i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i>. The album debuted at number 11, and fell to number 34 in the second week of its release. Although it has since reached platinum status, this contrasts with their debut's five-time platinum status.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The second single taken from their second album was "Is It Just Me?", released on 20 February 2006. The single gained a preliminary position of No. 6 all that week, but finally charted at number 8. The album's third single, "<a href="/wiki/Girlfriend_(The_Darkness_single)" class="mw-redirect" title="Girlfriend (The Darkness single)">Girlfriend</a>", was Released 22 May and charted at number 39.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Justin_Hawkins'_departure_and_break-up_(2006)"><span id="Justin_Hawkins.27_departure_and_break-up_.282006.29"></span>Justin Hawkins' departure and break-up (2006)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Justin Hawkins' departure and break-up (2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hawkins#Other_projects" title="Justin Hawkins">Justin Hawkins § Other projects</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hot_Leg" title="Hot Leg">Hot Leg</a></div><p> In August 2006, lead singer Justin Hawkins was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic in concern of his health, which caused the band to cancel several concerts.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around this same time the band confirmed that they were to start working on their third album to be released early 2007. Tabloid rumours held that Justin Hawkins was leaving the band after completing his course of rehabilitation from alcohol and cocaine problems, and the band would continue without him, possibly with Richie Edwards as the front man. In response to the story being reported by the media, the Darkness confirmed on their official forum:<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><blockquote><p> "We're sorry that you had to find this out through the newspapers, but we were hoping until the last minute that this – Justin's exit – wasn't going to happen. We – Dan, Ed and Richie – are still in total shock and can't say at this stage what the future holds. We would like to thank all our fans, partners and family for their continuous support. You will hear from us, once we know what we want to do..."</p></blockquote> <p>Hawkins departure, and the lacklustre sales of <i>One Way Ticket to Hell...</i> (which had only gone gold compared to the previous album's four-times platinum status),<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> led to Atlantic dropping the band from the label.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Using the pseudonym <a href="/wiki/Justin_Hawkins#Other_projects" title="Justin Hawkins">British Whale</a>, Hawkins went on to release a cover version of the <a href="/wiki/Sparks_(band)" title="Sparks (band)">Sparks</a> song "<a href="/wiki/This_Town_Ain%27t_Big_Enough_for_Both_of_Us" title="This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us">This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us</a>", reaching No. 6 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>. In 2007, he launched a failed attempt to represent the UK in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest" title="Eurovision Song Contest">Eurovision Song Contest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_18_March_2007_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_18_March_2007-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Hawkins gave a different explanation for his departure from the band, saying he had left because he felt the band had stopped being creative.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_5_December_2011_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_5_December_2011-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_projects_(2006–2011)"><span id="Other_projects_.282006.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Other projects (2006–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other projects (2006–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Stone_Gods" title="Stone Gods">Stone Gods</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hot_Leg" title="Hot Leg">Hot Leg</a></div> <p>On 9 November 2007, it was announced on The <a href="/wiki/University_of_East_Anglia" title="University of East Anglia">University of East Anglia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Students%27_union" title="Students' union">student union</a> website that a new band had been created comprising Dan Hawkins (lead guitar), Toby MacFarlaine (bass), Ed Graham (drums) and Ritchie Edwards (vocals/guitar). The name of the band was <a href="/wiki/The_Stone_Gods" class="mw-redirect" title="The Stone Gods">The Stone Gods</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2008, Justin Hawkins formed a new band, <a href="/wiki/Hot_Leg" title="Hot Leg">Hot Leg</a> with Pete Rinaldi (of Anchorhead), Samuel SJ Stokes (formerly of The Thieves) and Darby Todd (from Protect the Beat). In 2009 Hot Leg released an album, <a href="/wiki/Red_Light_Fever_(Hot_Leg_album)" title="Red Light Fever (Hot Leg album)"><i>Red Light Fever</i></a>, which failed to make a dent on the charts (#81). Three singles were taken from it with two of them failing to chart.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>By December 2010, both Hot Leg<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2025">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> and The Stone Gods<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were in hiatus.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reunion_and_Hot_Cakes_(2011–2013)"><span id="Reunion_and_Hot_Cakes_.282011.E2.80.932013.29"></span>Reunion and <i>Hot Cakes</i> (2011–2013)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reunion and Hot Cakes (2011–2013)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2011, the four original band members reunited.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_reunite_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_reunite-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They played three warm-up shows in Norwich, Leamington and at London's <a href="/wiki/Shepherd%27s_Bush_Empire" title="Shepherd's Bush Empire">Shepherd's Bush Empire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before performing at the 2011 <a href="/wiki/Download_Festival" title="Download Festival">Download Festival</a>. This was followed by an "intimate" show at London's <a href="/wiki/100_Club" title="100 Club">100 Club</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Darkness_@_100_Club_10_October_2011_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Darkness_@_100_Club_10_October_2011-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which featured support from <a href="/wiki/Dark_Stares" title="Dark Stares">Dark Stares</a> and notable appearances from Queen guitarist Brian May and comedian <a href="/wiki/Rufus_Hound" title="Rufus Hound">Rufus Hound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Darkness_Wow_The_100_Club_At_Intimate_Show_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Darkness_Wow_The_100_Club_At_Intimate_Show-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band then toured Japan,<sup id="cite_ref-SPECIAL_LONDON_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPECIAL_LONDON-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the UK and Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Darkness_official_website_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Darkness_official_website-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TheDarkness2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/TheDarkness2012.jpg/220px-TheDarkness2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/TheDarkness2012.jpg/330px-TheDarkness2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/TheDarkness2012.jpg/440px-TheDarkness2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Darkness performing at performing at <a href="/wiki/Terminal_5_(venue)" title="Terminal 5 (venue)">Terminal 5</a> in 2012. Left to right: Dan and Justin Hawkins, Frankie Poullain</figcaption></figure> <p>A new song, "<a href="/wiki/Nothing%27s_Gonna_Stop_Us" title="Nothing's Gonna Stop Us">Nothing's Gonna Stop Us</a>", was released in February 2012 as a free download.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They toured North America, playing with Crown Jewel Defense and <a href="/wiki/Foxy_Shazam" title="Foxy Shazam">Foxy Shazam</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then performed at the <a href="/wiki/Sweden_Rock_Festival" title="Sweden Rock Festival">Sweden Rock Festival</a> in Sölvesborg, Sweden<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 18th <a href="/wiki/Przystanek_Woodstock" class="mw-redirect" title="Przystanek Woodstock">Przystanek Woodstock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singles "Every Inch of You" and "<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Have_A_Good_Time_(The_Darkness_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Everybody Have A Good Time (The Darkness song)">Everybody Have a Good Time</a>" were released in May and June 2012, respectively, ahead of their third album, <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Cakes" title="Hot Cakes">Hot Cakes</a></i>, which came out in August. Throughout the summer the Darkness played a series of festival dates, including headlining the Big Top Tent at the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_2012" title="Isle of Wight Festival 2012">2012 Isle of Wight Festival</a>, and were the opening act for the European, Latin American and African leg of <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Born_This_Way_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="The Born This Way Ball">The Born This Way Ball</a> world tour.<sup id="cite_ref-mtv222_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtv222-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A new non-album song, "The Horn", was released in late 2013 as a digital download.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Last_of_Our_Kind_and_new_line-up_(2014–2017)"><span id="Last_of_Our_Kind_and_new_line-up_.282014.E2.80.932017.29"></span><i>Last of Our Kind</i> and new line-up (2014–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Last of Our Kind and new line-up (2014–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The band began work on their fourth studio album in September 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Emily Dolan Davies replacing Ed Graham on drums.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new album, <i>Last of Our Kind</i>, was released on 2 June 2015, on the band's own label Canary Dwarf Records via <a href="/wiki/Kobalt_Label_Services" title="Kobalt Label Services">Kobalt Label Services</a> with a single, "Open Fire", released on 23 March.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first track from the album to be premiered was "Barbarian", which was released with an accompanying animated music video on 23 February.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 April 2015, the band issued a statement saying that drummer Davies had left the band. On 25 April 2015, it was announced via the band's official Facebook page that <a href="/wiki/Rufus_Tiger_Taylor" title="Rufus Tiger Taylor">Rufus Taylor</a>, the son of Queen drummer Roger Taylor, was to join the band as Davies' replacement on drums.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>They were announced as the first headline act for Planet Rockstock 2015, taking place at <a href="/wiki/Trecco_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Trecco Bay">Trecco Bay</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Wales" title="South Wales">South Wales</a> from 4 to 7 December 2015. The Darkness closed the event on 6 December.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 November 2015, the band released a music video for a new Christmas single, entitled "I Am Santa" on their YouTube Channel, which it was announced would be included in the deluxe edition of the <i>Last of Our Kind</i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pinewood_Smile_(2017–2019)"><span id="Pinewood_Smile_.282017.E2.80.932019.29"></span><i>Pinewood Smile</i> (2017–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pinewood Smile (2017–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Darkness worked on a feature-length documentary, directed by Simon Emmett.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2016 interview, Frankie Poullain said, "We are currently over a year in to a feature-length documentary which will surprise a lot of people."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2017, the Darkness announced that their fifth studio album would be released in 2017. This was confirmed in a July issue of <i>Planet Rock</i>, and later on the band's Facebook page. The album's title was later revealed as <i><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Smile" title="Pinewood Smile">Pinewood Smile</a></i>, and was due to be released on 6 October of the same year. The first single from the album "All The Pretty Girls" was released on 22 July of that year. <sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band embarked on a winter tour of the UK in November and December 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2017, the Darkness performed at the Australian touring music festival <a href="/wiki/Groovin%27_the_Moo" title="Groovin' the Moo">Groovin' the Moo</a>, performing at six regional cities across Australia. They performed as a de facto opening act for the "headline act" of the festival, <a href="/wiki/Violent_Soho" title="Violent Soho">Violent Soho</a>, and supported <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> on the European leg of their tour.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2017, Justin & Dan Hawkins were contestants on the <i><a href="/wiki/Pointless" title="Pointless">Pointless Celebrities</a></i> Christmas special.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the band supported US <a href="/wiki/Supergroup_(music)" title="Supergroup (music)">supergroup</a> <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Vampires_(band)" title="Hollywood Vampires (band)">Hollywood Vampires</a> on their European tour, which included their first performances in UK arenas in several years.<sup id="cite_ref-Ents24_2018_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ents24_2018-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also announced their first live album, <a href="/wiki/Live_at_Hammersmith_(The_Darkness_album)" title="Live at Hammersmith (The Darkness album)"><i>Live at Hammersmith</i></a>, a recording of their December 2017 concert at the <a href="/wiki/Eventim_Apollo" class="mw-redirect" title="Eventim Apollo">Eventim Apollo</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. This was released on 15 June 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Live_Album_Announcement_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Live_Album_Announcement-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band contributed theme music to the British children's television programme <i><a href="/wiki/Catie%27s_Amazing_Machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Catie's Amazing Machines">Catie's Amazing Machines</a></i> which premiered on CBeebies in October 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Easter_Is_Cancelled_(2019–2021)"><span id="Easter_Is_Cancelled_.282019.E2.80.932021.29"></span><i>Easter Is Cancelled</i> (2019–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Easter Is Cancelled (2019–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019, the Darkness released their sixth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Is_Cancelled" title="Easter Is Cancelled">Easter Is Cancelled</a></i> on 4 October 2019 through <a href="/wiki/Cooking_Vinyl" title="Cooking Vinyl">Cooking Vinyl</a>. <i>Easter Is Cancelled</i> became the band's fourth UK Top 10 album and topped the Official Charts Top 40 Rock And Metal Chart and the iTunes Rock Chart, while the record has achieved over 3 million streams on Spotify alone.<sup id="cite_ref-thedarknesslive.com_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedarknesslive.com-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The album was released to a generally positive response from music critics while the previous singles "Heart Explodes" and "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die" proved a radio hit on the playlists of Radio 2, Absolute, Kerrang and more. The comedic video for "Rock and Roll Deserves to Die" has also individually surpassed 1 million views. </p><p>In January 2020, the Darkness released a new video for "In Another Life" which featured model <a href="/wiki/Abbey_Clancy" title="Abbey Clancy">Abbey Clancy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thedarknesslive.com_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thedarknesslive.com-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track then made the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a> B-List. </p><p>The band commenced their UK tour of the <i>Easter Is Cancelled</i> album on 25 November 2019 in Ireland,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> culminating on 20 December at London's Roundhouse. </p><p>In 2020, the band attempted a worldwide tour across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. The tour abruptly ended in <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide, Australia</a> on 15 March as the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_the_music_industry" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and subsequent stay-at-home orders set in. The band returned to the UK for occasional shows and live streams where possible, with an aim to reschedule the remainder of the postponed New Zealand and North American dates in the future. </p><p>In December the band played a one-off show at <a href="/wiki/The_O2#indigO2" title="The O2">The IndigO2</a> in London. Initial plans to open the show and sound check to a limited audience were shut down at the last minute due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The show still went ahead but only accessible by live stream. The whole show was recorded for a live album titled <i>Streaming Of A White Christmas</i>, scheduled to be released on CD and vinyl in early 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motorheart_and_Dreams_on_Toast_(2021–present)"><span id="Motorheart_and_Dreams_on_Toast_.282021.E2.80.93present.29"></span><i>Motorheart</i> and <i>Dreams on Toast</i> (2021–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Motorheart and Dreams on Toast (2021–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of the first half of 2021 the band remained largely quiet on social media. On 4 June 2021, the band announced they were set to release their seventh studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Motorheart" title="Motorheart">Motorheart</a></i> in October. The album was eventually released on 19 November 2021. The album's cover was also unveiled in the announcement. The first single, "Motorheart", was released in August 2021. Along with the album release, the band announced an extensive list of UK tour dates to take place throughout November and December in support of the release of the album.<sup id="cite_ref-UCR_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UCR-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January and February 2023, the band played UK arenas with <a href="/wiki/Black_Stone_Cherry" title="Black Stone Cherry">Black Stone Cherry</a> for the band's first UK arena tour since 2006. </p><p>In November 2023, the band released a feature documentary film called <i>Welcome To The Darkness</i>, for a one night cinema release. It was available on DVD by December 2023. </p><p>On 18 September 2024, The Darkness announced that their eighth studio album <i>Dreams on Toast</i> will be released in March 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2025 the band are touring the new album for a tour across the UK. The final night will be held at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Wembley arena">Wembley arena</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Current members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Hawkins" title="Justin Hawkins">Justin Hawkins</a> – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(2000–2006, 2011–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hawkins_(musician)" title="Dan Hawkins (musician)">Dan Hawkins</a> – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2000–2006, 2011–present)</span>; drums, percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(2005)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Poullain" title="Frankie Poullain">Frankie Poullain</a> – bass, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2000–2005, 2011–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Tiger_Taylor" title="Rufus Tiger Taylor">Rufus Tiger Taylor</a> – drums, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2015–present)</span></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Former members</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Graham" title="Ed Graham">Ed Graham</a> – drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(2000–2006, 2011–2014)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Edwards" title="Richie Edwards">Richie Edwards</a> – bass, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2005–2006)</span></li> <li>Emily Dolan Davies – drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(2014–2015)</span></li></ul> <p><b>Former touring musicians</b> </p> <ul><li>Darby Todd – drums <span style="font-size:85%;">(2012)</span></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_4srmftvjgkmmfgzvpg6vh7y1m926yt9"></map><img usemap="#timeline_4srmftvjgkmmfgzvpg6vh7y1m926yt9" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/4srmftvjgkmmfgzvpg6vh7y1m926yt9.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_discography" title="The Darkness discography">The Darkness discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Way_Ticket_to_Hell..._and_Back" title="One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back">One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Cakes" title="Hot Cakes">Hot Cakes</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_Our_Kind" title="Last of Our Kind">Last of Our Kind</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Smile" title="Pinewood Smile">Pinewood Smile</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Is_Cancelled" title="Easter Is Cancelled">Easter Is Cancelled</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motorheart" title="Motorheart">Motorheart</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_on_Toast" title="Dreams on Toast">Dreams on Toast</a></i> (2025)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Nominee(s) </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="References">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_Roll_of_Honour_Awards" title="Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards">Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards</a> </th> <td>2013 </td> <td>Themselves </td> <td>Showman of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_Our_Kind" title="Last of Our Kind">Last of Our Kind</a></i> </td> <td>Album of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Awards" title="Kerrang! Awards"><i>Kerrang!</i> Awards</a> </th> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td>Themselves </td> <td>Best Live Act </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i> </td> <td>Best Album </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2004 </td> <td rowspan="2">Themselves </td> <td>Best British Band </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Live Band </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Prize" title="Mercury Prize">Mercury Prize</a> </th> <td>2003 </td> <td><i>Permission to Land</i> </td> <td>Album of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/The_Pop_Factory" title="The Pop Factory">Pop Factory Awards</a> </th> <td rowspan="2">2002 </td> <td rowspan="2">Themselves </td> <td>Best Pop Factory Performance </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Pop Factory Debut </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003">2003</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer" title="Metal Hammer">Metal Hammer</a> '<a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer_Golden_Gods_Awards" title="Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards">Golden God</a>' for Best Single (Get Your Hands off My Woman)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2003 MTV Europe Music Awards">MTV Europe Music Award</a> for Best <a href="/wiki/MTV_Rocks_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="MTV Rocks (British and Irish TV channel)">MTV2</a> <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_UK_%26_Ireland_Act" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act">UK Act</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004">2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Metal Hammer 'Golden God' for Best Video ("Love Is Only a Feeling")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivor Novello Award">Ivor Novello Award</a> for Songwriters of the Year</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BRIT_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BRIT Awards">BRIT Award</a> for Best British Group</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BRIT_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BRIT Awards">BRIT Award</a> for Best Rock Act</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BRIT_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="BRIT Awards">BRIT Award</a> for Best British Album (<i>Permission to Land</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2004 MTV Europe Music Awards">MTV Europe Music Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Best_Rock" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock">Best Rock</a> (nominated)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IFPI" class="mw-redirect" title="IFPI">IFPI</a> <a href="/wiki/Platinum_Europe_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Platinum Europe Award">Platinum Europe Award</a> for sales in Europe in excess of 1,000,000 <sup>(triple Platinum)</sup> (Permission to Land)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elle_Style_Awards" title="Elle Style Awards">Elle Style Award</a> for Most Stylish Band</li> <li>Meteor Ireland Award for Best Album (<i>Permission to Land</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smash_Hits!" class="mw-redirect" title="Smash Hits!">Smash Hits!</a> Pollwinners' Party for Best Rock Award</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RIAA" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA">RIAA</a> Digital Sales Certifications Gold Award for 100,000 downloads ("I Believe in a Thing Called Love")</li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Border_Breakers_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="European Border Breakers Award">European Border Breakers Award</a> for debut albums of European acts achieving the best sales outside of their country of origin in 2003 (<i>Permission to Land</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaffa_(magazine)" title="Gaffa (magazine)">Denmark GAFFA Award</a> for Best Foreign New Act (nominated)<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaffa_(magazine)" title="Gaffa (magazine)">Denmark GAFFA Award</a> for Best Foreign Hit ("I Believe in a Thing Called Love") (nominated)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005">2005</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors,_and_Publishers" class="mw-redirect" title="American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers">ASCAP</a> Award for one of the Most Performed Works in the USA ("I Believe in a Thing Called Love")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006">2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>MTV Australia's Best Man Rock Video award ("One Way Ticket")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008">2008</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> The 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (94)<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011">2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> The 100 Greatest Songs of '00s "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (87)<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Darkness_(band)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)" title="Classic Rock (magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i> magazine awarded "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" the number one spot on their Greatest Songs of the Century (so far) reader poll.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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to Land</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Way_Ticket_to_Hell..._and_Back" title="One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back">One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Cakes" title="Hot Cakes">Hot Cakes</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_of_Our_Kind" title="Last of Our Kind">Last of Our Kind</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Smile" title="Pinewood Smile">Pinewood Smile</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Is_Cancelled" title="Easter Is Cancelled">Easter Is Cancelled</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motorheart" title="Motorheart">Motorheart</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_on_Toast" title="Dreams on Toast">Dreams on Toast</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Hammersmith_(The_Darkness_album)" title="Live at Hammersmith (The Darkness album)">Live at Hammersmith</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Believe_in_a_Thing_Called_Love_(EP)" title="I Believe in a Thing Called Love (EP)">I Believe in a Thing Called Love</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Your_Hands_off_My_Woman" title="Get Your Hands off My Woman">Get Your Hands Off My Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Growing_on_Me" title="Growing on Me">Growing on Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_in_a_Thing_Called_Love" title="I Believe in a Thing Called Love">I Believe in a Thing Called Love</a>"</li> 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Street_Spirit_(Fade_Out)" title="Street Spirit (Fade Out)">Street Spirit (Fade Out)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_discography" title="The Darkness discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_The_Darkness" class="mw-redirect" title="List of songs recorded by The Darkness">Songs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Leg" title="Hot Leg">Hot Leg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Gods" title="Stone Gods">Stone Gods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Brit_British_Album" title="Template:Brit British Album"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Brit_British_Album" title="Template talk:Brit British Album"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Brit_British_Album" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Brit British Album"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Brit_Award_for_British_Album_of_the_Year69" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Brit_Award_for_British_Album_of_the_Year" title="Brit Award for British Album of the Year">Brit Award for British Album of the Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1977–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" title="Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band">Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kings_of_the_Wild_Frontier" title="Kings of the Wild Frontier">Kings of the Wild Frontier</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Adam_and_the_Ants" title="Adam and the Ants">Adam and the Ants</a> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Memories_(Barbra_Streisand_album)" title="Memories (Barbra Streisand album)">Memories</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thriller_(album)" title="Thriller (album)">Thriller</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Life" title="Diamond Life">Diamond Life</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sade_(band)" title="Sade (band)">Sade</a> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Jacket_Required" title="No Jacket Required">No Jacket Required</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(album)" title="Brothers in Arms (album)">Brothers in Arms</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nothing_Like_the_Sun_(Sting_album)" title="Nothing Like the Sun (Sting album)">...Nothing Like the Sun</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_of_a_Million_Kisses" title="The First of a Million Kisses">The First of a Million Kisses</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fairground_Attraction" title="Fairground Attraction">Fairground Attraction</a> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Raw_%26_the_Cooked_(album)" title="The Raw & the Cooked (album)">The Raw and the Cooked</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fine_Young_Cannibals" title="Fine Young Cannibals">Fine Young Cannibals</a> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Listen_Without_Prejudice_Vol._1" title="Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1">Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seal_(1991_album)" title="Seal (1991 album)">Seal</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diva_(Annie_Lennox_album)" title="Diva (Annie Lennox album)">Diva</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Connected_(Stereo_MC%27s_album)" title="Connected (Stereo MC's album)">Connected</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Stereo_MC%27s" title="Stereo MC's">Stereo MC's</a> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Parklife" title="Parklife">Parklife</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Blur_(band)" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/(What%27s_the_Story)_Morning_Glory%3F" title="(What's the Story) Morning Glory?">(What's the Story) Morning Glory?</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Oasis_(band)" title="Oasis (band)">Oasis</a> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everything_Must_Go_(Manic_Street_Preachers_album)" title="Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)">Everything Must Go</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Manic_Street_Preachers" title="Manic Street Preachers">Manic Street Preachers</a> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Urban_Hymns" title="Urban Hymns">Urban Hymns</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/The_Verve" title="The Verve">The Verve</a> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_My_Truth_Tell_Me_Yours" title="This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours">This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Manic_Street_Preachers" title="Manic Street Preachers">Manic Street Preachers</a> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who" title="The Man Who">The Man Who</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Travis_(band)" title="Travis (band)">Travis</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Parachutes_(Coldplay_album)" title="Parachutes (Coldplay album)">Parachutes</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Angel" title="No Angel">No Angel</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Dido_(singer)" title="Dido (singer)">Dido</a> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rush_of_Blood_to_the_Head" title="A Rush of Blood to the Head">A Rush of Blood to the Head</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i> – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Darkness</a> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hopes_and_Fears" title="Hopes and Fears">Hopes and Fears</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Keane_(band)" title="Keane (band)">Keane</a> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X%26Y" title="X&Y">X&Y</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whatever_People_Say_I_Am,_That%27s_What_I%27m_Not" title="Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not">Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Favourite_Worst_Nightmare" title="Favourite Worst Nightmare">Favourite Worst Nightmare</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rockferry" title="Rockferry">Rockferry</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Duffy_(singer)" title="Duffy (singer)">Duffy</a> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lungs_(album)" title="Lungs (album)">Lungs</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Florence_and_the_Machine" title="Florence and the Machine">Florence and the Machine</a> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sigh_No_More_(Mumford_%26_Sons_album)" title="Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album)">Sigh No More</a></i> – <a 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