One Way Ticket (The Darkness song) explained

One Way Ticket
Cover:	One Way Ticket.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Darkness
Album:	One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back
Released:	^[1]
Genre:	Glam rock, hard rock
Length:	4:28
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Roy Thomas Baker
Prev Title:	Love Is Only a Feeling
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Is It Just Me?
Next Year:	2006

"One Way Ticket" is the lead single from British rock band The Darkness' second studio album, One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back. It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Its lyrics explicitly deal with cocaine use and addiction.

The beginning of the song features a pan flute solo, then a noise of one snorting cocaine, before the starting riff begins. The cover art features a stylised British Rail Aptis ticket, taken from their hometown of Lowestoft, in Suffolk, surrounded by fire.

Track listings

• CD single^[2]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
2. "Wanker" - 3:07

• Digital single 1^[3]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
2. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12

• Digital single 2^[4]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
2. "Wanker" - 3:07

• Digital download 1^[5]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Full Explicit Version) - 3:41

• Digital download 2^[6]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Radio Edit) - 3:29

• Digital download 3^[7]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Clean Album Edit) - 3:38

• German CD single^[8]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
2. "Wanker" - 3:07
3. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
4. "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45

• DVD single^[9]

1. "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45
2. "One Way Ticket" (Making of the Video) - 2:00
3. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
4. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12

• 7-inch vinyl 1^[10]

Notes and References

1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 37. 12 November 2005.
2. Web site: One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music . Amazon.co.uk . 27 December 2012.
3. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . 27 December 2012.
4. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . 27 December 2012.
5. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . 27 December 2012.
6. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . 27 December 2012.
7. Web site: iTunes Store . itunes.apple.com . 27 December 2012.
8. Web site: One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music . Amazon.co.uk . 27 December 2012.
9. Web site: One Way Ticket [DVD AUDIO]: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=5 December 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012].
10. RR Canada Rock Top 30. Radio & Records. 1553. 59. January 13, 2006. November 22, 2023.
11. Web site: The Darkness - One Way Ticket. finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. November 22, 2023.
12. Web site: The Darkness full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2023-11-22. www.officialcharts.com.
13. Web site: One Way Ticket [DISC 1&#93; [7" VINYL&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=14 November 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> # "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42 # "Grief Hammer" - 3:12 * '''7-inch vinyl 2'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-DISC-VINYL/dp/B000BOG1OO/ref=sr_1_18?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937940&sr=1-18 |title=One Way Ticket [DISC 2&#93; [7" VINYL&#93;: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=17 October 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> # "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42 # "Wanker" - 3:07 ==Chart positions== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2005-2006) !Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Australia|36|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}} |- {{single chart|Austria|62|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}} |- |{{single chart|Flanders Tip|14|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2023}} |- |Canada Rock Top 30 (''[[Radio & Records]])^[10] | style="text-align:center;"|7|-|-|align="left"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11] | style="text-align:center;"|14|-||-||-|-|-|-|-|UK Singles Chart^[12] |align="center"|8|}

    References

    ]

    .