Editing Permission to Land (section)

==History==
The band was renowned for their live shows from very early on, and such was the popularity of the band, they had a [[Carling]] Homecoming gig booked for the [[London Astoria]] before they had even signed a record deal. Joe Taylor, Aled Jones and Paul Scaife at ''[[The Tip Sheet]]'', a weekly magazine and CD insert for UK music industry insiders, first heard about the band through a post on The Tip Sheet message board, and featured "Love Is Only a Feeling" in January 2002. ''Record of the Day'' featured the song again around the time of [[SXSW]] in March 2003. "Friday Night" was to be featured next, but they were told the band was saving it for an album.<ref name=ROTD>{{cite web|title=Success Stories |publisher=Record of the Day |date=1 February 2006 |url=http://www.recordoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=success |access-date=27 July 2009  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011062103/http://recordoftheday.co.uk/cgi-bin/content.cgi?page=success |archive-date=11 October 2006 }}</ref>

According to A&R man [[Nick Raphael]] in an interview with [[HitQuarters]], there was no initial clamour to sign the band: "There couldn't have been less of a buzz, and only two record labels showed any interest in them."<ref name="hitquarters.com">[http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Nick_Raphael_Interview.html "Interview With Nick Raphael"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627091243/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Nick_Raphael_Interview.html |date=27 June 2016 }}, ''[[HitQuarters]]'', 25 May 2005.</ref> He believes the reason for lack of interest was that "The business as a whole thought they were uncool. In fact, people were saying that they were a joke and that they weren't real."<ref name="hitquarters.com"/> As part of Sony Music UK, Raphael had attempted to sign them but the band instead opted to go with [[Atlantic Records]].<ref name="hitquarters.com"/>

''Permission to Land'' went straight up to number two on the UK Albums Chart upon its release on 7 July 2003, before going to number one and staying there for four weeks, eventually going on to sell over 1.4 million copies in the UK alone.<ref name="Music Week"/>

In October 2023, a deluxe edition named "''Permission to Land… Again''" was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album. This edition includes B-sides, unreleased demos, and live tracks.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedarknesslive.com/permission-to-land-again-20th-anniversary-deluxe-reissues-coming-in-october/|title=Permission To Land...Again! 20th Anniversary Deluxe Reissues Coming in October|first=The Darkness|last=News|date=6 July 2023}}</ref>