%22Darkness, Darkness%22 is a song written by Jesse Colin Young, with an intro performed by Charlie Daniels. in 1969 which has been covered by many artists. Young's band The Youngbloods released a version on their 1969 album Elephant Mountain. They released a version of the song as a single twice: in 1969, which reached #124 on the Billboard chart, and in 1970, which reached #86 on the chart.Robert Plant released a version of the song as a single in 2002 that reached #27 on the rock chart. It was featured on his 2002 album Dreamland.During the Vietnam War it was considered an %22anthem%22 to the soldiers for it described what they felt while in the jungles.