One Way Ticket (The Darkness song)
"One Way Ticket" | ||||
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Single by The Darkness | ||||
from the album One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 14 November 2005 | |||
Genre | Glam rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 4:28 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Frankie Poullain | |||
Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
The Darkness singles chronology | ||||
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"One Way Ticket" is the lead single from British rock band The Darkness' second studio album, One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back. It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Its lyrics explicitly deal with cocaine use and addiction. The song contains frequent references to taking and being on cocaine, one of the reasons Justin Hawkins was admitted to rehab.
The beginning of the song features a pan flute solo, then a noise of one snorting cocaine, before the starting riff begins. The cover art features a stylised British Rail Aptis ticket, taken from their hometown of Lowestoft, in Suffolk, surrounded by fire.
Track listing[]
- CD single[1]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Wanker" - 3:07
- Digital single #1[2]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
- Digital single #2[3]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Wanker" - 3:07
- Digital download #1[4]
- "One Way Ticket" (Full Explicit Version) - 3:41
- Digital download #2[5]
- "One Way Ticket" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
- Digital download #3[6]
- "One Way Ticket" (Clean Album Edit) - 3:38
- German CD single[7]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Wanker" - 3:07
- "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
- "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45
- DVD single[8]
- "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45
- "One Way Ticket" (Making of the Video) - 2:00
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
- 7" Vinyl #1[9]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
- 7" Vinyl #2[10]
- "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
- "Wanker" - 3:07
Chart positions[]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Singles Chart | 36 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 62 |
Danish Singles Chart | 20 |
Finnish Singles Chart | 14 |
German Singles Chart | 75 |
Irish Singles Chart | 22 |
Italian Singles Chart | 17 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 15 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 19 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 31 |
UK Singles Chart | 8 |
References[]
- ^ "One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "One Way Ticket [DVD AUDIO]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "One Way Ticket [DISC 1] [7" VINYL]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "One Way Ticket [DISC 2] [7" VINYL]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
Categories:
- 2005 singles
- The Darkness (band) songs
- Songs written by Justin Hawkins
- Songs written by Dan Hawkins (musician)
- Songs written by Frankie Poullain
- Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker
- Songs about drugs
- 2005 songs