| "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" | ||||
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| Single by The Darkness | ||||
| from the album Hot Cakes | ||||
| Released | 1 February 2012 | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Must Destroy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Chris McDougal | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Fraser | |||
| The Darkness singles chronology | ||||
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