Darkness, Darkness

"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)

"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]

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.

  1. ^ The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1969 chart position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved May 18, 2015
  2. ^ The Youngbloods, "Darkness, Darkness" 1970 chart position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved May 18, 2015
  3. ^ Robert Plant, "Darkness, Darkness" chart position, Musicvf.com, Retrieved May 18, 2015