"Darkness" | ||||
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Single by Darren Hayes | ||||
from the album The Tension and the Spark | ||||
B-side | "Random Blinking Light" | |||
Released | 6 November 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 5:17 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Darren Hayes, Robert Conley | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Conley | |||
Darren Hayes singles chronology | ||||
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"Darkness" is the second single released from the album The Tension and the Spark , released by Australian singer Darren Hayes in 2004. It charted at #40 in the Australian Singles Chart.
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [1] | 40 |
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