Darkness, Darkness
| "Darkness, Darkness" | ||||
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| Single by The Youngbloods | ||||
| from the album Elephant Mountain | ||||
| B-side | "On Sir Francis Drake" | |||
| Released | April 1969 | |||
| Format | 45rpm | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, psychedelic folk | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor 0129 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jesse Colin Young | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles E. Daniels | |||
| The Youngbloods singles chronology | ||||
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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, and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.
Robert Plant released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart. It was featured on his 2002 album Dreamland.
During the Vietnam War it was considered an "anthem" to the soldiers for it described what they felt while in the jungles.
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