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One Way Ticket (The Darkness song)

{{Short description|2005 single by the Darkness}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = One Way Ticket

| cover = One Way Ticket.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Darkness

| album = One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back

| B-side = {{ubl|"Wanker"|"Grief Hammer"}}

| released = {{start date|2005|11|14|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=37|date=12 November 2005}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Glam rock, hard rock

| length = 4:28

| label = Atlantic

| writer = Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain

| producer = Roy Thomas Baker

| prev_title = Love Is Only a Feeling

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Is It Just Me?

| next_year = 2006

}}

"One Way Ticket" is the lead single from British rock band The Darkness' second studio album, One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back. It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Its lyrics explicitly deal with cocaine use and addiction.

The beginning of the song features a pan flute solo, then a noise of one snorting cocaine, before the starting riff begins. The cover art features a stylised British Rail Aptis ticket, taken from their hometown of Lowestoft, in Suffolk, surrounded by fire.

Track listings

  • CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-The-Darkness/dp/B000BOG1JO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937762&sr=1-2 |title=One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=27 December 2012}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Wanker" - 3:07
  • Digital single 1{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/one-way-ticket/id89607950 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
  • Digital single 2{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/one-way-ticket-single/id89606956 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Wanker" - 3:07
  • Digital download 1{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/one-way-ticket-explicit-single/id84971446 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Full Explicit Version) - 3:41
  • Digital download 2{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/one-way-ticket-radio-edit/id83172224 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
  • Digital download 3{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/one-way-ticket-single/id84971713 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=27 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Clean Album Edit) - 3:38
  • German CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-Darkness/dp/B000BTIOX0/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937762&sr=1-5 |title=One Way Ticket: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=27 December 2012}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Wanker" - 3:07
  3. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
  4. "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45
  • DVD single{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-DVD-Darkness/dp/B000BU2D0Y/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937762&sr=1-4 |title=One Way Ticket [DVD AUDIO]: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=5 December 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Music Video) - 3:45
  2. "One Way Ticket" (Making of the Video) - 2:00
  3. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  4. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
  • 7-inch vinyl 1{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-DISC-VINYL/dp/B000BOG1OE/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937762&sr=1-6 |title=One Way Ticket [DISC 1] [7" VINYL]: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=14 November 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Grief Hammer" - 3:12
  • 7-inch vinyl 2{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Way-Ticket-DISC-VINYL/dp/B000BOG1OO/ref=sr_1_18?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1330937940&sr=1-18 |title=One Way Ticket [DISC 2] [7" VINYL]: Amazon.co.uk: Music |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date=17 October 2005 |access-date=27 December 2012}}
  1. "One Way Ticket" (Explicit Album Edit) - 3:42
  2. "Wanker" - 3:07

Chart positions

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Chart (2005-2006)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|36|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
{{single chart|Austria|62|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|14|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2023}}
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-01-13.pdf|title=RR Canada Rock Top 30|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1553|page=59|date=January 13, 2006|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

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{{single chart|Denmark|20|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
align="left"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web|title=The Darkness - One Way Ticket|url=https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Darkness&titel=One+Way+Ticket&cat=s|work=finnishcharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=November 22, 2023}}

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{{single chart|Germany|75|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|songid=150314|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|22|song=One Way Ticket|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2023}}
{{single chart|Italy|28|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|15|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 22, 2023}}
{{single chart|Norway|19|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
{{single chart|Sweden|31|artist=The Darkness|song=One Way Ticket|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
UK Singles Chart{{Cite web|title=The Darkness {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/12440/darkness/|access-date=2023-11-22|website=www.officialcharts.com}}

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References

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{{The Darkness}}

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Category:2005 singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:The Darkness (band) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker

Category:Songs about drugs

Category:Songs written by Dan Hawkins (musician)

Category:Songs written by Frankie Poullain

Category:Songs written by Justin Hawkins