Love Is Only a Feeling explained

Love Is Only a Feeling
Cover:	Loveisonlyafeeling.JPG
Type:	single
Artist:	the Darkness
Album:	Permission to Land
Studio:	Chapel (Lincolnshire, England)
Genre:	Rock
Length:	4:20
Producer:	Pedro Ferreira
Prev Title:	Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	One Way Ticket
Next Year:	2005

"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.

Music video

The music video for the song was filmed at locations around the Blue Mountains of Australia, including a flat rock mesa that, since 2013, is now called Lincoln's Rock in Wentworth Falls;^[2] the Devils Coachhouse, in 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

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	22 March 2004			^[8]
Australia	12 July 2004	CD		^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 40 Greatest Power Ballads. 14 February 2015 .
2. Web site: Brenda. Cunningham-Lewis. Looking after Lincoln Hall's legacy. bluemountainsgazette.com.au. 20 March 2013. 19 July 2021.
3. Love Is Only a Feeling. The Darkness. 2004. UK CD single liner notes. Must... Destroy!!, Atlantic Records. DARK03CD, 5050467269224.
4. Love Is Only a Feeling. The Darkness. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Must... Destroy!!, Atlantic Records. 5046726922.
5. Love Is Only a Feeling. The Darkness. 2004. UK 7-inch single sleeve. Must... Destroy!!, Atlantic Records. DARK03, 5050467269378.
6. Love Is Only a Feeling. The Darkness. 2004. UK DVD single liner notes. Must... Destroy!!, Atlantic Records. DARK03DVD, 5050467269422.
7. Permission to Land. Permission to Land. The Darkness. 2003. UK CD album booklet. Must... Destroy!!, Atlantic Records. 5050466-7452-2-4.
8. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 29. 20 March 2004.
9. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 12th July 2004. ARIA. 25. 12 July 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040807-0000/issue750.pdf. 6 August 2004. 5 October 2021.