Brunner, Rob (15 August 2003). "Rating the contenders for Britain's top music prize". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 7 May 2012. Ultratop.be – The Darkness – Permission to Land" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

The Darkness: Permission to Land" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 October 2021. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.The band was renowned for their live shows from very early on, and such was the popularity of the band, they had a Carling Homecoming gig booked for the London Astoria before they had even signed a record deal. Joe Taylor, Aled Jones and Paul Scaife at The Tip Sheet, a weekly magazine and CD insert for UK music industry insiders, first heard about the band through a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured "Love Is Only a Feeling" in January 2002. Record of the Day featured the song again around the time of SXSW in March 2003. "Friday Night" was to be featured next, but they were told the band was saving it for an album. [3] This draw is conducted in a secure enivironment selecting an identifier which can not be used to access your account and the data is deleted as soon as the draw has been conducted. Kemp, Rob (10 September 2003). "The Darkness: Permission to Land". Rolling Stone. No.932. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007 . Retrieved 7 May 2012.

The Official Charts Company – Singles Chart for week up to 27 December 2003". Official Charts Company. 27 December 2003 . Retrieved 15 March 2011. Dutchcharts.nl – The Darkness – Permission to Land" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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.

Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

Companies, etc.

IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 February 2020. The Official Charts Company – The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love". Official Charts Company. 13 December 2003 . Retrieved 15 March 2011.