Love Is Only a Feeling

"Love Is Only a Feeling" is a song by British rock band the Darkness, released as the fifth and final single from their 2003 debut studio album, Permission to Land. The power ballad^[1] peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart.

"Love Is Only a Feeling"
Single by the Darkness
from the album Permission to Land
B-side	"Planning Permission" "Curse of the Tollund Man"
Released	22 March 2004 (2004-03-22)
Studio	Chapel (Lincolnshire, England)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:20
Label	Must... Destroy!! Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Frankie Poullain Ed Graham
Producer(s)	Pedro Ferreira
The Darkness singles chronology
"Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" (2003) "Love Is Only a Feeling" (2004) "One Way Ticket" (2005)

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed at locations around the Blue Mountains in Australia, including a flat rock mesa that has been known as Lincoln's Rock in Wentworth Falls since 2013;^[2] the Devils Coachhouse in the Jenolan Caves; and Walls Lookout, off Bells Line of Road.

Track listings

• UK and Australian CD single^[3][4]

1. "Love is Only a Feeling"
2. "Planning Permission"
3. "Curse of the Tollund Man"

• UK 7-inch single^[5]

A. "Love is Only a Feeling"

B. "Planning Permission"

• UK DVD single^[6]

1. "Love is Only a Feeling" (video)
2. "Behind the Scenes" (video)
3. "Get Your Hands Off My Woman" (live at the Astoria video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Permission to Land album booklet.^[7]

Studios

• Recorded at Chapel Studios (Lincolnshire, England)
• Additional vocals recorded at Paul Smith Music Studios (London, England)
• Mixed at Roundhouse Recording Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at The Exchange (London, England)

Personnel

• Justin Hawkins – writing, vocals, guitar, synthesizer, piano
• Dan Hawkins – writing, guitar
• Frankie Poullain – writing, bass
• Ed Graham – writing, drums
• Pedro Ferreira – production, mixing, engineering
• Will Bartle – recording assistant
• Nick Taylor – mixing assistant
• Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	35
Germany (GfK)[9]	95
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	92
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	22
Scotland (OCC)[13]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	55
UK Singles (OCC)[15]	5
UK Indie (OCC)[16]	1
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[17]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 March 2004	7-inch vinyl CD DVD	Must... Destroy!! Atlantic	[18]
Australia	12 July 2004	CD		[19]