Permission to Land
Permission to Land | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 July 2003 | |||
Studio | Chapel (South Thoresby, Lincolnshire), Paul Smith Music (London) | |||
Genre | Hard rock, glam metal | |||
Length | 38:09 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Pedro Ferreira | |||
The Darkness chronology | ||||
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Singles from Permission to Land | ||||
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Permission to Land is the debut studio album by the British
History
The band was renowned for their live shows from very early on, and such was the popularity of the band, they had a
According to A&R man Nick Raphael in an interview with HitQuarters, 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."[4] 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."[4] As part of Sony Music UK, Raphael had attempted to sign them but the band instead opted to go with Atlantic Records.[4]
Permission to Land went straight up to number two on the UK Albums Chart upon its release on 7 July 2003, before going to number one and staying there for four weeks, eventually going on to sell over 1.4 million copies in the UK alone.[5]
In October 2023, a deluxe edition named "Permission to Land… Again" was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album. This edition includes B-sides, unreleased demos, and live tracks.[6]
Recording
The band took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area surrounding their home town, Lowestoft, including "Black Shuck", based on the legend of a dog which supposedly haunts the church of the nearby village of Blythburgh. "Stuck in a Rut" also mentions a set of roads known as the "Barnby Bends", and the "Acle Straight", both of which are prominent routes between Lowestoft and Beccles and Norwich and Great Yarmouth respectively. The band recorded an interview for MTV Japan, which discusses the inspiration behind these songs, as well as featuring self-filmed footage of their home town. This features on a bonus DVD included with the Japanese deluxe edition of the album.
Both brothers, Justin and Dan Hawkins used Gibson Les Paul Standard guitars for recording of the album with Justin plugged into an old, early version of the Mesa Boogie Rectifier and Dan into a Marshall plexi. Reports also that a THD Univalve was used in the recording.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[7] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Blender | [9] |
Entertainment Weekly | D[10] |
The Guardian | [11] |
Mojo | [12] |
NME | 7/10[13] |
Pitchfork | 8.4/10[14] |
Q | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Uncut | [17] |
The album received widespread acclaim by critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album earned an average score of 79, based on 19 reviews.[7]
"Permission to Land will never be the album that The Darkness think it is," decided
Awards and accolades
The success of this album led to heavy touring for the band, including European portions of
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
Track listing
All tracks are written by Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Ed Graham
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Best of Me" | 3:31 |
12. | "Makin' Out" | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "History of the Darkness" (Documentary) | 20:00 |
2. | "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" (Live at the Astoria) | 4:34 |
3. | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (Live at Knebworth) | 3:52 |
No. | Title | Appearance(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Best of Me" | B-side to "Get Your Hands off My Woman" | 3:31 |
2. | "How Dare You Call This Love?" | B-side to "Growing on Me" | 3:53 |
3. | "Bareback" | B-side to "Growing on Me" | 3:07 |
4. | "Makin' Out" | B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | 3:42 |
5. | "Physical Sex" | B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | 3:34 |
6. | "Out of My Hands" | B-side to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" | 3:34 |
7. | "I Love You 5 Times" | B-side to "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | 3:43 |
8. | "Planning Permission" | B-side to "Love Is Only a Feeling" | 2:30 |
9. | "Curse of the Tollund Man" | B-side to "Love Is Only a Feeling" | 3:09 |
10. | "I Had a Dream" | unreleased outtake | 2:53 |
11. | "I Need You" | unreleased outtake | 3:57 |
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[52] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[53] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] | Gold | 20,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[56] | Gold | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] | 4× Platinum | 1,404,909[5] |
United States (RIAA)[59] | Gold | 710,000[58] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[60] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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