The Darkness Soar To The Top Of The US Charts, Thanks To Taylor Swift
The Darkness are climbing charts worldwide after a video of Taylor Swift singing along to their hit I Believe In A Thing Called Love went viral.
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The song has stormed to the top of the US iTunes Rock Chart following the clip of Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce singing and dancing along to the track at the US Open Women’s Final in New York on Sunday (8 September). The Darkness classic is also climbing multiple other charts, both in the US and around the world, thanks to the undeniable power of Swiftonomics.
Taylor and Travis believe in a thing called love 🎵 pic.twitter.com/L1gjkO5MoI
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The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has posted a heartfelt thank you to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce via TikTok saying, “A few weeks ago my daughter and I went to see Taylor Swift at the stadium in Zurich and the hospitality they showed us was extraordinary. They put us in a lovely VIP area, I had Chris Rock on one side, Roger Federer on the other side, I was dad of the year. And to make matters even more spectacular, Taylor Swift sent me a lovely letter which was waiting for me in the VIP section, talking about how much she loves the song ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’. I was dad of the year, maybe dad of the century, because all of that was a big surprise.
Continuing about when he saw the footage from the US Open after fans flooded him with messages he says, “It was a really heartwarming moment for me, and my little girl can’t wait to tell her friends at school. So thanks Taylor, thanks Travis, thanks everybody who enjoys tennis, that’s a really lovely start to the day. Nice one guys.”
I Believe In A Thing Called Love was originally released in 2003 and peaked at No.2 in the UK Official Singles Chart, as well as reaching the Top 10 in the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became a Top 10 hit in countries around the world, from Sweden to New Zealand. The song featured on their debut album Permission To Land that same year, which topped the UK charts, going 5x Platinum and selling over 1.5 million copies in the UK alone, whilst also becoming a huge success everywhere from the USA to Australia, Germany to Japan.