"Little Miss Disaster" is a song by

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band the Damned, released 1 December 2005 on their own Lively Arts label. It was the band's first single release since " Shut It" in 1996. The band's lineup shifted again, with

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making his recording debut on

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for the group, having taken over on live dates from

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, who had begun to concentrate on her daughter Emily and managing the band. The song continued the style the band established for their '' Grave Disorder'' album, with their unique

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sound, fast

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s and swirling keyboards topped off with a dramatic vocal. From 11 November 2005, the band began selling copies of the single on their Little Miss Disaster Tour. The sleeve featured Emily Strange as a result of a collaboration between the band and the Emily Strange website. On 1 December, the single was made available via the band's website, with a limited edition of 1,000 vinyl copies (with a red-splattered vinyl pattern), and on CD. The

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, a live version of "Anti-Pope", was taken from the DVD ''MGE25'', recorded live at

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Academy on 4 December 2004 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album ''

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Track listing

7” version: - # "Little Miss Disaster" ( Sensible, Carr) – 4:47 # "Anti-Pope (Live)" (

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, Sensible, Vanian,

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) – 3:31 CD version: - # "Little Miss Disaster" (Sensible, Carr) – 4:47 # "Anti-Pope (Live)" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) – 3:31 # "

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" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian,

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) (video track, taken from the ''MGE25'' DVD)

Production credits

* Producers: ** The Damned ("Little Miss Disaster") ** Dash Productions Ltd. (live tracks) *

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Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded the punk rock band the Damned in 1976, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. He is kn ...

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References

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