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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Classic Rock
iTunes Store
Kerrang!
Pitchfork Media	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
*Yahoo Music	^[4]

Permission to Land is the debut studio album by British hard rock band The Darkness, released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 5 August 2003. The album topped the UK Albums Chart^[5] and reached number thirty-six on the American Billboard 200 chart.^[6] Four singles were released from Permission to Land: "Get Your Hands off My Woman", "Growing on Me", "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and "Love Is Only a Feeling"; "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" was the most successful, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] In addition to its chart success, Permission to Land also provided The Darkness with two high-profile music awards—Best Rock Album at the 2003 Kerrang! Awards^[7] and Best British Album at the 2004 BRIT Awards (at which they also won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act).^[8] Permission to Land was voted 49th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in Kerrang!. "Permission to Land" was later referenced in the song "Whichever Way You Wanna Give It" by lead singer Justin Hawkins' other band Hot Leg.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins and Frankie Poullain

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Shuck"	3:20
2.	"Get Your Hands off My Woman"	2:46
3.	"Growing on Me"	3:29
4.	"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"	3:36
5.	"Love Is Only a Feeling"	4:19
6.	"Givin' Up"	3:34
7.	"Stuck in a Rut"	3:17
8.	"Friday Night"	2:56
9.	"Love on the Rocks with No Ice"	5:56
10.	"Holding My Own"	4:56

Other tracks

"The Best of Me" (B-side to "Get Your Hands Off My Woman") – 3:18
"How Dare You Call This Love!" (B-side to "Growing on Me") – 4:12
"Bareback" (B-side to "Growing on Me") – 3:25
"Makin' Out" (B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") – 3:49
"Physical Sex" (B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") – 4:25
"Out of My Hands" (B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love") – 3:27
"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" (Non-album single) – 4:02
"I Love You 5 Times" (B-side to "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)") – 3:00
"Planning Permission" (B-side to "Love Is Only a Feeling") – 4:02
"Curse of the Tollund Man" (B-side to "Love Is Only a Feeling") – 5:13

Personnel

The Darkness

Justin Hawkins – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano
Dan Hawkins – guitar
Frankie Poullain – bass
Ed Graham – drums

Additional personnel

Pedro Ferreira – production, mixing, engineering
Mike Marsh – mastering
Will Bartle – recording assistance
Nick Taylor – mixing assistance
Bruce Band – artwork
Patrick Ford – photography

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Danish Albums Chart^[9]	40
Dutch Albums Chart^[10]	30
Finnish Albums Chart^[11]	17
Irish Albums Chart^[12]	2
Norwegian Albums Chart^[13]	13
Swedish Albums Chart^[14]	8
UK Albums Chart^[5]	1

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[15]	17
Austrian Albums Chart^[16]	40
Belgian Albums Chart^[17]	59
French Albums Chart^[18]	62
Italian Albums Chart^[19]	16
New Zealand Albums Chart^[20]	5
Swiss Albums Chart^[21]	59
US Billboard 200^[6]	36

References

^ Phares, Heather. Permission to Land: The Darkness at AllMusic
^ Plagenhoef, Scott (9 October 2003). "Permission to Land: The Darkness". Pitchfork Media.
^ Kemp, Rob (10 September 2003). "The Darkness: Permission to Land". RS 932. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Ward, Simon P (9 July 2003). "The Darkness - 'Permission to Land'". Yahoo Music.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Darkness". Chart Stats. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Artist Chart History - The Darkness". Billboard. Retrieved 16 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "The Darkness rock Kerrang! awards". BBC. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Brits 2004: The winners". BBC. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discografie The Darkness" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). belgiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discographie The Darkness" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Discography The Darkness". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

External links

Permission to Land at Metacritic

[1] Phares, Heather. Permission to Land: The Darkness at AllMusic

[2] Plagenhoef, Scott (9 October 2003). "Permission to Land: The Darkness". Pitchfork Media.

[3] Kemp, Rob (10 September 2003). "The Darkness: Permission to Land". RS 932. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] Ward, Simon P (9 July 2003). "The Darkness - 'Permission to Land'". Yahoo Music.

[UK-5] "The Darkness". Chart Stats. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[US-6] "Artist Chart History - The Darkness". Billboard. Retrieved 16 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] "The Darkness rock Kerrang! awards". BBC. 22 August 2003. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[8] "Brits 2004: The winners". BBC. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[DEN-9] "Discography The Darkness". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[NED-10] "Discografie The Darkness" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[FIN-11] "Discography The Darkness". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[IRE-12] "Discography The Darkness". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[NOR-13] "Discography The Darkness". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[SWE-14] "Discography The Darkness". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[AUS-15] "Discography The Darkness". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[AUT-16] "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[BEL-17] "Discographie The Darkness" (in German). belgiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[FRA-18] "Discographie The Darkness" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[ITA-19] "Discography The Darkness". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[NZ-20] "Discography The Darkness". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[SWI-21] "Discography The Darkness". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

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 '''''Permission to Land''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by British [[hard rock]] band [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]], released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 5 August 2003. The album topped the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UK">{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=52 |title=The Darkness |publisher=Chart Stats |accessdate=16 April 2009 }}</ref> and reached number thirty-six on the American [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref name="US">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=527787&model.vnuAlbumId=743376 |title=Artist Chart History - The Darkness |publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' |accessdate=16 April 2009 }}</ref> Four singles were released from ''Permission to Land'': "[[Get Your Hands off My Woman]]", "[[Growing on Me]]", "[[I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]" and "[[Love Is Only a Feeling]]"; "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" was the most successful, reaching number two on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="UK"/> In addition to its chart success, ''Permission to Land'' also provided The Darkness with two high-profile music awards&mdash;Best Rock Album at the 2003 [[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3172315.stm |title=The Darkness rock Kerrang! awards |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=22 August 2003 |accessdate=16 April 2009 }}</ref> and Best British Album at the [[List of BRIT Awards ceremonies#2004|2004]] [[Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]] (at which they also won the awards for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3497315.stm |title=Brits 2004: The winners |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=17 February 2004 |accessdate=16 April 2009 }}</ref> ''Permission to Land'' was voted 49th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in ''[[Kerrang!]]''. "Permission to Land" was later referenced in the song "Whichever Way You Wanna Give It" by lead singer [[Justin Hawkins]]' other band [[Hot Leg]].
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 ==Other tracks==

v t e The Darkness
Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Frankie Poullain Rufus Tiger Taylor Ed Graham Richie Edwards
Studio albums	Permission to Land One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back Hot Cakes Last of Our Kind Pinewood Smile Easter Is Cancelled Motorheart
Live albums	Live at Hammersmith
Extended plays	I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Singles	"Get Your Hands Off My Woman" "Growing on Me" "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" "Love Is Only a Feeling" "One Way Ticket" "Is It Just Me?" "Girlfriend" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" "Everybody Have a Good Time"
Other songs	"Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
Related articles	Discography Songs Hot Leg Stone Gods