Darkness, Darkness
1969 song by Jesse Colin Young
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"Darkness, Darkness" is a song written by Jesse Colin Young in 1969, which has been covered by many artists. Young's band The Youngbloods released a version on their 1969 album Elephant Mountain. They released a version of the song as a single twice: in 1969, which reached #124 on the Billboard chart,[1] and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.[2] The violin was played by David Lindley. Screaming Trees covered the song for 1994s True Lies soundtrack. Robert Plant released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart.[3] It was featured on his 2002 album Dreamland. Eric Burdon released his cover in 1980.
| "Darkness, Darkness" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Youngbloods | ||||
| from the album Elephant Mountain | ||||
| B-side | "On Sir Francis Drake" | |||
| Released | April 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter | Jesse Colin Young | |||
| Producer | Charles E. Daniels | |||
| The Youngbloods singles chronology | ||||
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