Love Song (The Damned song) 3185435 213931281 2008-05-21T12:08:14Z E-Kartoffel 886257 moved [[Love Song (Damned song)]] to [[Love Song (The Damned song)]] {{other uses|Love song (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox Single | Name = Love Song | Cover = | Artist = [[The Damned]] | from Album = [[Machine Gun Etiquette]] | B-side = "Suicide" <br/> "Noise Noise Noise" | Released = April [[1979]] | Format = [[Gramophone record|7" single]] | Recorded = [[1979]] | Genre = [[Punk music|Punk]]/[[Rock music|Rock]] | Length = 2:21 | Label = [[Chiswick Records|Chiswick]]<br/> <small>CHIS 115</small> | Producer = [[Ed Hollis]] | Chart position = #20 ([[U.K.]]) | Last single = "[[Don't Cry Wolf]]"<br />(1977) | This single = "Love Song"<br />(1979) | Next single = "[[Smash It Up]]"<br />(1979) }} '''Love Song''' was a single by [[The Damned]]. It was the first fruits of the reformed line-up's deal with [[Chiswick Records]]. Boosted by four variant picture sleeves, each one featuring a member of the band (the cover featured to the right is the [[Captain Sensible]] variant), with an additional 20,000 copies pressed on red vinyl - 5,000 for each sleeve. This, combined with radio airplay and a catchy song, led to [[The Damned]]'s first hit, peaking at UK #20 and leading to the band's debut on [[Top of the Pops]]. In February 1982, [[Chiswick Records|Chiswick]] reissued the single on their Big Beat imprint, releasing only the covers featuring [[Dave Vanian]], [[Captain Sensible]] and [[Rat Scabies]] were reissued, [[Algy Ward]] having left the band by this stage. The single was also issued in [[France]], [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. ==Track listing== # "Love Song" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 2:21 # "Noise Noise Noise" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 3:10 # "Suicide" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) - 3:14 ==Production credits== * '''[[Record producer|Producer]]s''': ** [[Ed Hollis]] * '''[[Musician]]s''': ** [[Dave Vanian]]: [[Singer|Vocals]] ** [[Captain Sensible]]: [[Guitar]] ** [[Rat Scabies]]: [[Drum]]s ** [[Algy Ward]]: [[Bass guitar|Bass]] {{1980s-song-stub}} [[Category:1979 singles]] [[Category:1982 singles]] [[Category:The Damned songs]]