Grimly Fiendish
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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Grimly Fiendish
| Cover =|200px
| Caption =
| Artist = [[The Damned]]
| from Album = [[Phantasmagoria (The Damned album)|Phantasmagoria]]
| A-side =
| B-side = "Edward the Bear"
| Released = [[March 18]] [[1985]]
| Format = [[Single (music)|7"/12" single]]
| Recorded = [[1985]]
| Genre = [[Goth music|Goth]]/[[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 3:49
| Label = [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]<br /> <small>GRIM 1</small>
| Writer =
| Producer = [[Bob Sargeant]]<br />[[The Damned]]
| Certification =
| Chart position =
* #21 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
| Last single = "[[Thanks For The Night]]"<br />(1984)</small>
| This single = "Grimly Fiendish"<br />(1985)</small>
| Next single = "[[The Shadow Of Love]]"<br />(1985)</small>
| Misc =
}}
"'''Grimly Fiendish'''" was a single released by [[The Damned]] in 1985.
The band had finally been able to negotiate a deal with a major label, [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]], and moved further in the direction of [[goth music]] under the influence of [[guitar|guitarist]]/[[keyboardist]] [[Roman Jugg]] and [[singer|vocalist]] [[Dave Vanian]]. Given a substantial promotional budget, including a video directed by [[Jonathon Gershfield]] and two separate 12" releases (each featuring a different remix of "Grimly Fiendish") and several limited edition 7" variants, the song was the band's biggest hit since 1979, reaching #21.
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[[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] also issued the single in [[Germany]], [[Australia]] and [[Italy]].
The song takes its title (although misspelled) from a character - ''[[Grimly Feendish]] - The Rottenest Crook in the World'' [http://uk.geocities.com/pjgleobax/grimly.html] - in the UK children's ''Wham!'' and ''Smash!'' comics from the 1960's. Grimly was an evil and generally incompetent and child-like criminal mastermind, who was often shown wearing a long, black coat.
==Track listing==
# "Grimly Fiendish" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick, Doctor) - 3:49
# "Edward the Bear" (Scabies, Vanian, Jugg, Merrick) - 3:37
Bonus Track on 12" single, version 1: -
# "Grimly Fiendish (Spic 'n' Span Mix)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick, Doctor)
Bonus Track on 12" single, version 2: -
# "Grimly Fiendish (The Bad Trip Mix)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick, Doctor) - 5:09
==Production credits==
* '''[[Record producer|Producer]]s''':
** [[Bob Sargeant]]
** [[The Damned]]
* '''[[Musician]]s''':
** [[Dave Vanian]]: [[Singer|Vocals]]
** [[Roman Jugg]]: [[Guitar]], [[Singer|vocals]] on "Edward the Bear"
** [[Rat Scabies]]: [[Drum]]s
** [[Bryn Merrick]]: [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
{{The Damned}}
[[Category:1985 singles]]
[[Category:The Damned songs]]