Darkness (Darren Hayes song)

"Darkness"
Single by Darren Hayes
from the album The Tension and the Spark
B-side	"Random Blinking Light"
Released	22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop
Length	5:17 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia Fine Cut
Songwriter(s)	Darren Hayes Robert Conley
Producer(s)	Robert Conley
Darren Hayes singles chronology
"Pop!ular" (2004) "Darkness" (2004) "So Beautiful" (2005)

"Darkness" is a song by the Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes, taken from his second solo studio album The Tension and the Spark (2004). The track was written by Hayes and Robert Conley, with Conley producing it. It was released on 2 November 2004, as the second and final single from the album. It garnered very little success, peaking at number 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Despite a release in the United Kingdom, it did not chart in the country.

Track listings and formats

• Australia CD1

1. "Darkness" (radio edit) – 3:53
2. "Random Blinking Light" – 4:17
3. "Pop!ular" (video)
4. "Darkness" (video)

• Australia CD2 – The Remixes

1. "Darkness" (album version) – 5:17
2. "Darkness" ('dp Behind the Darkness Remix) – 6:00
3. "Darkness" (Roc & Soul Club Mix) – 7:30
4. "Darkness" (Mark Dynamix & Jaytech's Deep Glow Mix) – 8:11
5. "Darkness" (Mark Dynamix & Jaytech's Ambient Glow Mix) – 4:34

• UK CD1

1. "Darkness" (radio edit) – 3:53
2. "Touch" – 4:55

• UK CD2

1. "Darkness" (radio edit) – 3:53
2. "Random Blinking Light" – 4:17
3. "Darkness" ('dp Behind the Darkness Remix) – 6:00
4. "Darkness" (video)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [1]	40

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Darkness"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 November 2004	CD single	Columbia	[2]
Australia	6 December 2004		Columbia Fine Cut	[3]

References

1. "Darren Hayes – Darkness". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 20 November 2004. p. 41. ISSN   0265-1548.
3. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th December 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 6 December 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2025.

External links

• Darren Hayes – "Darkness" music video