# Growing on Me guitar solo

> Justin Hawkins's guitar solo on Growing on Me by The Darkness (2003) starts at about 2:28. From the album Permission to Land.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-darkness-growing-on-me/>

The Darkness, 2003, from *Permission to Land*. Solo by *Justin Hawkins*.

A glam anthem that cuts to harmonised twin-guitar lines straight out of the Thin Lizzy playbook.

Growing on Me by The Darkness is ranked #303 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Justin Hawkins and the song was released in 2003. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #14 (Magazyn Gitarzysta).

## In our lists

- [The Best The Darkness Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-darkness-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2003](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2003/) — #6

## Sources

- [Magazyn Gitarzysta: 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow) — #14

### Who played the guitar solo on Growing on Me?

Justin Hawkins played the solo on The Darkness's Growing on Me (2003).

### Where does Growing on Me rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#303 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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