"Love Song" is a single by English punk rock band the Damned, released in April 1979. It was the first fruit of the reformed lineup's deal with

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, boosted by four variant picture sleeves, each one featuring a member of the band, with an additional 20,000 copies pressed on red vinyl (5,000 for each sleeve). Combined with radio airplay and a catchy song, this yielded the Damned's first hit, peaking at No. 20 in the

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, and leading to the band's debut on ''

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''. "Love Song" was included on the band's third album, ''

Machine Gun Etiquette ''Machine Gun Etiquette'' is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Damned, released on 2 November 1979 by Chiswick Records. Background The album was the group's first since reforming with Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensibl ...

'', and was referenced in the album's title track. In February 1982, Chiswick reissued the single on their

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imprint, using only the covers featuring

Dave Vanian David Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956) is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album, have a ...

Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band The Damned (band), the Damned, originally playing bass before switc ...

and

Rat Scabies Christopher John Millar (born 30 July 1955), known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known as the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. Career Millar was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor ...

(

Algy Ward Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward (born 11 July 1959) is an English heavy metal bass guitarist and singer. He founded Tank, a part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement. He also played with the Damned and before that the Saints. Career ...

having left the band by this stage). The single was also issued in

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Track listing

All songs written by Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward. # "Love Song" - 2:03 # "Noise Noise Noise" - 3:10 # "Suicide" - 3:14

Production credits

;Producers * Ed Hollis ;Musicians *

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References

External links

* 1979 singles 1982 singles The Damned (band) songs Songs written by David Vanian Songs written by Rat Scabies Songs written by Captain Sensible Songs written by Algy Ward 1979 songs Chiswick Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub