Get Your Hands off My Woman

"Get Your Hands off My Woman"
Single by the Darkness
from the album Permission to Land
B-side	"The Best of Me"
Released	24 February 2003 (2003-02-24) [1]
Length	3:18
Label	Must... Destroy!!
Songwriters	Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Frankie Poullain Ed Graham
Producer	Pedro Ferriera
The Darkness singles chronology
"Get Your Hands off My Woman" (2003) "Growing on Me" (2003)

"Get Your Hands off My Woman" is a song by English rock band the Darkness. The song was released in February 2003 as the band's debut single and as the lead single from their debut studio album, Permission to Land . Although the single exceeded expectations, reaching 36 on the UK Singles Chart midweek chart, ^[2] it would ultimately miss the top 40, debuting at number 43.

"Get Your Hands off My Woman" went on to win a Metal Hammer Golden God award for best single. Credited to all four members of the group, the song supposedly reflected personal experiences of lead vocalist Justin Hawkins. "Get Your Hands off My Woman" became a sing-along favourite at concerts by the Darkness, in part due to its parodic obscenity. The song was covered by Ben Folds on his 2004 EP Super D .

Track listings

• CD single ^[3]

1. "Get Your Hands off My Woman" – 3:18
2. "The Best of Me" – 3:30
3. "Get Your Hands off My Woman" (clean radio version) – 3:07

• 7-inch vinyl ^[4]

1. "Get Your Hands off My Woman" – 3:18
2. "The Best of Me" – 3:30

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [5]	43
UK Singles Downloads Chart (OCC) [6]	14

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 24 February 2003: Singles". Music Week . 22 February 2003. p. 31.
2. "The Darkness - Latest - News". The Darkness. Archived from the original on 1 April 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
3. "Get Your Hands Off My Woman". Amazon. 24 February 2003.
4. "Get Your Hands Off My..." Amazon. 10 March 2003.
5. "Official Singles Chart on 8/3/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
6. "The Darkness - Latest - News". The Darkness. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004.

External links

• News story on the Darkness, including discussion of "Get Your Hands off My Woman" Archived 4 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Review of concert by the Darkness, including "Get Your Hands off My Woman" Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine from New Times Broward-Palm Beach