Darkness, Darkness

"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]

For other uses, see Darkness, Darkness (disambiguation).

"Darkness, Darkness"
Single by The Youngbloods
from the album Elephant Mountain
B-side"On Sir Francis Drake"
ReleasedApril 1969
GenreFolk rock, psychedelic folk
Length3:53
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Jesse Colin Young
Producer(s)Charles E. Daniels
The Youngbloods singles chronology
"Quicksand"
(1968)		 "Darkness, Darkness"
(1969)		 "Get Together"
(1969)

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.

Cover versions

Other credits
  • 1983: appeared in the film Purple Haze
  • 1993: appeared in the opening credits of the film Jack the Bear
  • 2003: played during the credits of the film Ghosts of the Abyss (by Lisa Torbin)
  • 2005: played during the ending credits of the film The Devil's Rejects
  • 2015: played (in part) during the ending credits of episode 11 of Bloodline
  • 2018 : played on the opening scene of This Is Us season 3 episode 4 (the cover by Escondido was played at the end of the same episode)
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References
  1. The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1969 chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015
  2. The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1970 chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015
  3. Robert Plant, "Darkness, Darkness" chart position Retrieved May 18, 2015
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