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Credits
Dave Vanian

DAVE VANIAN

About

Dave Vanian is a songwriter with 72 credits across their career. Best known for their work with The Damned, Dave Vanian's songwriting spans 52 tracks.

Songwriting

Written by Dave Vanian

101 tracks · 5 artists

The Damned

92 tracks

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The Phantom Chords

4 tracks

Big Town
Chase The Wild Wind
Swamp Thing
Tonight We Ride

Michael Monroe (2)

2 tracks

Love Song
Machine Gun Etiquette

Manic Hispanic

2 tracks

Trippin On Mi Ruca
Lupe, I'm Free

Alkaline Trio1

Vocals

Vocals — Dave Vanian

3 tracks · 1 artist

The Damned

3 tracks

Neat Neat Neat Lyrics
Eloise Lyrics
Love Song Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

The Damned

The Damned

90 tracks

The Phantom Chords

4 tracks

Michael Monroe (2)

Michael Monroe (2)

2 tracks

Discography

Albums

Darkadelic

Darkadelic

The Damned

2023

Evil Spirits

Evil Spirits

The Damned

2018

Another Night In The Sun / Live In Helsinki

Michael Monroe (2)

2010

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Neat Neat Neat

Neat Neat Neat

The Damned

Love Song

Love Song

The Damned

Life Goes On

The Damned

Melody Lee

Manic Hispanic

Manic Hispanic

2 tracks

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio

1 track

Remains

Remains

Alkaline Trio

2007

Play It at Your Sister

Play It at Your Sister

The Damned

2005

Mijo Goes To Jr. College

Manic Hispanic

2003

Grave Disorder

Grave Disorder

The Damned

2001

The Chiswick Singles and Another Thing

The Chiswick Singles and Another Thing

The Damned

1999

Fiendish Shadows

Fiendish Shadows

The Damned

1996

David Vanian And The Phantom Chords

The Phantom Chords

1995

The School Bullies

The Damned

1993

Phantasmagoria

Phantasmagoria

The Damned

1985

The Black Album

The Black Album

The Damned

1980

Machine Gun Etiquette

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

1979

Music for Pleasure

Music for Pleasure

The Damned

1977

Anything

Anything

The Damned

Strawberries

Strawberries

The Damned

Melody Lee

The Damned

Eloise

The Damned

Machine Gun Etiquette

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

Curtain Call

Curtain Call

The Damned

There Ain't No Sanity Clause

There Ain't No Sanity Clause

The Damned

The Shadow Of Love

The Shadow Of Love

The Damned

I Just Can't Be Happy Today

I Just Can't Be Happy Today

The Damned

Smash It Up Parts 1 & 2

The Damned

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Damned