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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Thanks for the Night
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| Caption =
| Artist = [[The Damned]]
| from Album =
| A-side =
| B-side = Nasty
| Released = May 1984
| Format = [[Single (music)|7" & 12" single]]
| Recorded = 1984
| Genre = [[Punk music|Punk]]/[[Rock music|Rock]]
| Length = 03:30
| Label = [[Damned Records]]<br> <small>DAMNED 1</small>
| Writer =
| Producer = [[Hein Hoven]]
| Certification =
| Chart position = 44 (UK)
| Last single = [[Generals (Damned)|Generals]]<br>(1982)
| This single = Thanks for the Night<br>(1984)
| Next single = [[Grimly Fiendish]]<br>(1985)
| Misc =
}}
'''Thanks for the Night''' was a single released by [[The Damned]] in 1984.
It was recorded at something of a transitional stage for the group, being the last studio recording completed with [[Captain Sensible]] until 2001's ''[[Grave Disorder]]'' album. It was also the first recording to feature bass player [[Bryn Merrick]], and also the first to see ''[[Strawberries (album)|Strawberries]]'' keyboardist [[Roman Jugg]] as a full member of the band. The song also bore a strong resemblance to the ''Strawberries'' album track "Ignite".
The B-side, "Nasty", was recorded for the [[BBC]] [[comedy]] series [[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]], which was performed during the episode of the same name in 1984.
The single was also issued in [[Germany]], by [[Bellaphon Records]]. While it was not attached to any Damned album, it has since been included on a number of Damned compilations and live albums, as have the B-side tracks.
==Track listing==
# "Thanks for the Night" (Sensible) - 3:30
# "Nasty" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Jugg, Merrick) - 2:51
Bonus Track on 12" single: -
# "Do the Blitz" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Gray, Jugg) - 1:55
==Production credits==
* '''[[Record producer|Producer]]s''':
** [[Hein Hoven]] on "Thanks for the Night"
** [[The Damned]] on "Nasty" and "Do the Blitz", credited as 'Us for Them Ltd'
* '''[[Musician]]s''':
** [[Dave Vanian]]: [[Singer|Vocals]]
** [[Captain Sensible]]: [[Guitar]]
** [[Rat Scabies]]: [[Drum]]s
** [[Roman Jugg]]: [[Guitar]]
** [[Bryn Merrick]]: [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
{{The Damned}}
[[Category:1984 singles]]