Grimly Fiendish

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"Grimly Fiendish"

Single by The Damned
from the album Phantasmagoria
B-side(s)	"Edward the Bear"
Released	March 18, 1985
Format	7"/12" single
Recorded	1985
Genre	Goth/Rock
Length	3:49
Label	MCA GRIM 1
Producer(s)	Bob Sargeant The Damned
Chart positions
#21 (UK)
The Damned singles chronology
"Thanks For The Night" (1984)	"Grimly Fiendish" (1985)	"The Shadow Of Love" (1985)

"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, MCA, and moved further in the direction of goth music under the influence of guitarist/keyboardist Roman Jugg and 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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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 [1] - 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.