He claimed he did this so that he could track down whoever sold the digitally-marked advance copy of the album and try to prevent it from happening again. and Back for £350 under the username 'turbogunhawk'. And Back was to be officially released, Hawkins won an eBay auction for a copy of One Way Ticket to Hell.
In October 2005, a month before the album One Way Ticket to Hell. Justin Hawkins performs live with the Darknessīy late 2004 the band's constant media coverage had started to lead to a general public backlash, and Hawkins and the band themselves seemed to show signs that they were disillusioned with their constant media appearances, infamously walking off of an episode of the U.S.-nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline on 19 April 2004. The band also appeared in the video for Band Aid 20, with Justin singing a number of lines.
The third single from the album, " I Believe in a Thing Called Love", was a substantial hit in the UK, as was their tilt at the Christmas 2003 number 1, " Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)", which only just fell short, both singles reaching No.2 in 2003. They also won two Kerrang! awards in 2004 for Best Live Act and Best British Band. The band won three BRIT Awards in 2004 in response to the album, Best Group, Best Rock Group and Best Album. They went on to headline the Carling Festival in 2004. The success of this album led to heavy touring for the band, including European portions of Metallica's Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. The Darkness took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area, including Black Shuck, which mentions the nearby village Blythburgh. Their debut album, Permission to Land, went straight to number two in the UK charts upon its release on 7 July 2003, before going to number one and staying there for four weeks, eventually going on to sell 1.5 million copies in the UK. Hawkins began playing clubs and pubs with the Darkness before they were signed by record label Atlantic Records.