About this item

The Darkness announce Permission To Land… Again; a special 20th Anniversary reissue collection, to be released on October 6th 2023 via Warner Music. 

Permission To Land was originally released in 2003 via Atlantic Records and stormed to the top of the UK Albums chart, where it remained for four weeks, and spent 53 weeks in the Top 100. It achieved the band three BRIT Awards, including British Album Of The Year, British Group and British Rock Act, where they fended off competition from the likes of Blur, Radiohead, Sugababes, Muse, Primal Scream and more. The record has sold over 1.4 million copies to date. 

TRACK LISTING

1 LP:
PERMISSION TO LAND (2003)
SIDE A
Black Shuck [3:21]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [2:46]
Growing On Me [3:30]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [3:36]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:19]
SIDE B
Givin' Up [3:34]
Stuck In A Rut [3:18]
Friday Night [2:56]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [5:57]
Holding My Own [4:57]

2CD Edition:
CD1: PERMISSION TO LAND
Black Shuck
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Growing On Me
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Love Is Only A Feeling
Givin’ Up
Stuck In A Rut
Friday Night
Love On The Rocks With No Ice
Holding My Own
BONUS TRACKS:
DEMOS
Black Shuck (Demo)
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Demo)
Out Of My Hands (Demo)
Live ’Til I Die (Demo)
Love On The Rocks With No Ice (Demo)
Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us (Demo)
CD2: Singles, B-sides & Non-album Tracks
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2002 Version)
Love On The Rocks With No Ice (2002 Version)
Love Is Only A Feeling (2002 Version)
Get Your Hands Off My Woman (2003 Clean Version)
The Best Of Me
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
Out Of My Hands
Makin’ Out
Physical Sex
How Dare You Call This Love?
Bareback
Planning Permission
Curse Of The Tollund Man
Get Your Hands Off My Woman...Again (2004 Explicit)
I Love You 5 Times
Get Your Hands Off My Woman...Again (2004 Clean)
Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)

5LP Box Set:
LP1: PERMISSION TO LAND (2003)
SIDE A
Black Shuck [3:21]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [2:46]
Growing On Me [3:30]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [3:36]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:19]
SIDE B
Givin' Up [3:34]
Stuck In A Rut [3:18]
Friday Night [2:56]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [5:57]
Holding My Own [4:57]
LP2: STUDIO BONUS TRACKS
SIDE C
Black Shuck (Demo) [3:56]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Demo) [3:54]
Out Of My Hands (Demo) [3:33]
Live ’Til I Die (Demo) [3:44]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice (Demo) [5:48]
SIDE D
Nothin's Gonna Stop Us (Demo) [2:55]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2002 Version) [3:38]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice (2002 Version) [6:07]
Love Is Only A Feeling (2002 Version) [4:21]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman (2003 Clean Version) [2:47]
LP3: STUDIO BONUS TRACKS
SIDE E
The Best Of Me [3:27]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version) [3:39]
Out Of My Hands [3:29]
Makin Out [3:41]
Physical Sex [3:33]
How Dare You Call This Love [3:52]
SIDE F
Bareback [3:06]
Planning Permission [2:28]
Curse Of The Tollund Man [3:09]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman...Again (2004 Explicit) [2:41]
I Love You 5 Times [3:42]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman...Again (2004 Clean) [2:42]
Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) [3:31]
LP4: LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 2003
SIDE G
Growing On Me [3:30]
The Best Of Me [3:09]
Makin’ Out [6:02]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [3:38]
SIDE H
Stuck In A Rut [5:57]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [5:12]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [10:17]
LP5: LIVE AT THE ASTORIA 2003
SIDE I
Black Shuck [3:45]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:14]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [4:31]
Friday Night [4:22]
SIDE J
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [4:47]
Buffet [2:00]
Giving Up [4:04]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [10:04]

4CD+DVD:
CD1: PERMISSION TO LAND (2003)
Black Shuck [3:21]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [2:46]
Growing On Me [3:30]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [3:36]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:19]
Givin' Up [3:34]
Stuck In A Rut [3:18]
Friday Night [2:56]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [5:57]
Holding My Own [4:57]
BONUS TRACKS: DEMOS
Black Shuck (Demo) [3:56]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Demo) [3:54]
CD2: SINGLES, B-SIDES & NON-ALBUM TRACKS
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2002 Version) [3:38]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice (2002 Version) [6:07]
Love Is Only A Feeling (2002 Version) [4:21]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman (2003 Clean Version) [2:47]
The Best Of Me [3:27]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version) [3:39]
Out Of My Hands [3:29]
Makin Out [3:41]
Physical Sex [3:33]
How Dare You Call This Love [3:52]
Bareback [3:06]
CD3: LIVE 2003
LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 2003 (AUDIO)
Growing On Me [3:30]
The Best Of Me [3:09]
Makin’ Out [6:02]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [3:38]
Stuck In A Rut [5:57]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [5:12]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [10:17]
LIVE AT THE ASTORIA 2003 (AUDIO)
Black Shuck [3:45]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:14]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [4:31]
Friday Night [4:22]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [4:47]
Buffet [2:00]
CD4: LIVE AT WEMBLEY 2004
Grief Hammer [3:41]
Givin’ Up [3:38]
Stuck In A Rut [4:20]
Dinner Lady Arms [4:08]
Growing On Me [4:37]
Makin' Out [3:49]
Physical Sex [4:19]
Love Is Only A Feeling [5:21]
Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time [6:06]
Buffet [3:10]
Black Shuck [4:12]
Friday Night [3:04]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [4:03]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [5:10]
Love On The Rocks With No Ice [14:22]
Do They Know It's Christmas? [1:42]
Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) [4:22]
DISC5: DVD
PROMO VIDEOS
I Believe In A Thing Called Love (2002 Version) [3:35]
Get Your Hands Off My Woman [2:59]
Growing On Me [4:26]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love [3:51]
Love Is Only A Feeling [4:30]
Friday Night [3:27]
Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) [3:41]
DVD EXTRAS
History Of The Darkness - Warner Music UK EPK [19:53]
(DVD EXTRAS TBC)
Growing On Me - Outtakes [1:57]
Love Is Only A Feeling - Behind The Scenes [1:59]
Out Of My Hands (Audio Only) [3:30]
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Behind The Scenes (music: Holding My Own) [2:00]
LIVE AT KNEBWORTH 2003 (VIDEO)
Growing On Me
The Best Of Me
Makin’ Out
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Stuck In A Rut
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Love On The Rocks With No Ice
LIVE AT THE ASTORIA 2003 (VIDEO)
Black Shuck
Growing On Me
Love Is Only A Feeling
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Friday Night
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Buffet
Giving Up
Love On The Rocks With No Ice