Do you like this song? #862
Yes I like it, I already know it
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The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
2003
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a song by English rockband the Darkness, released as the third single from their debut studio album, Permission to Land. When released as a single in September 2003, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted worldwide, becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland, New Zealand, and Sweden, as well as on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The single helped the album sell 647,000 copies in the US as of February 2012. The song became the second highest charting single in the US from a UK band in 2003, finishing behind Lostprophets' single "Last Train Home", released in December of that year. The music video for the song was designed to launch the band onto the US market. Directed by Alex Smith, the band are shown on a spaceship, performing, and battling aliens and monsters.
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" was named the 94th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. In a 2020 poll, Classic Rock readers awarded the song the "Greatest Song of the Century (so far)." It was featured as a playable track on the music video games Karaoke Revolution Volume 2, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and Dancing Stage Fusion, as source music in an episode of The Bill, and as part of the soundtracks for the films Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Fall Guy, and Novocaine. The song was also featured on the original version of SingStar. It is featured in both Rocksmith and Rock Band 3 as downloadable content. It was featured in a 2012 commercial during Super Bowl XLVI for the Samsung Galaxy Note, which propelled the song to the number one spot on US iTunes rock chart.
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" received a total of 79,6% yes votes!
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