Released 16 June 2003 Length 3:29 | Genre Hard rock, glam metal Label Must Destroy | |
B-side "How Dare You Call This Love?"
"Bareback" Format CD single, Digital download | ||
"Growing on Me" is a song by the glam rock band The Darkness from their album Permission to Land. It was released as a single on 16 June 2003, peaking at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted at number 42 and 46 in Ireland and Australia.
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Background
Despite rumours surrounding the song's meaning, lead singer Justin Hawkins has refuted suggestions that the lyrics pertain to pubic lice or sexually transmitted infections: "People have said it's about pubic lice, but that's obviously wrong because pubic lice don't grow on you, do they?" Hawkins has also commented on the song's true meaning: "A sweet lady woman that you will never fully fathom or understand, but you love her so much that after a while it doesn't matter."
In popular culture
The song is featured in the soundtrack to the film School of Rock, despite not actually appearing in the motion picture. The film itself contains another song by the Darkness, "Black Shuck". This change is likely due to the strong language in "Black Shuck"; changing the song on the released soundtrack would avoid an advisory sticker on the release and allow members of the target audience—namely children—to widely purchase the album. It was also featured in the 2004 film Going the Distance.
Track listing
- "Growing On Me" - 3:29
- "How Dare You Call This Love?" - 4:18
- "Bareback" - 4:13
- "Growing On Me" - 3:29
- "How Dare You Call This Love?" - 4:18
- "Bareback" - 4:13
- "Growing On Me" (Music Video) - 3:29
- "Growing On Me" (Outtakes with Audio Track) - 3:29
- "Growing On Me" - 3:29
- "How Dare You Call This Love?" - 4:18