It features the band performing in space, battling a giant red-tentacled monster and a crab with laser-emitting instruments.
Released in , "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness is a quintessential glam rock anthem that revitalized the genre's flamboyant spirit during an era dominated by more serious music. As the third single from their debut album Permission to Land , it catapulted the band to international stardom, peaking at #2 on the UK Singles Chart and achieving platinum status in multiple countries. Musical Style and Composition The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The song draws heavily from 1970s and 80s glam rock icons like Queen and The Sweet , blending theatricality with hard rock riffs. It features the band performing in space, battling
Hawkins wrote the lyrics with a "daft" but sincere focus on the overwhelming feeling of being in love, using vehicular metaphors like "steering wheel" and "overdrive" to describe romantic excitement. Musical Style and Composition The song draws heavily
The music video, directed by Alex Smith, is as famous as the song itself for its eccentric, low-budget sci-fi aesthetic.