Damaged (Danity Kane song)

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"Damaged"
Damaged Danity Kane.jpg
Single by Danity Kane
from the album Welcome to the Dollhouse
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
Recorded2007
StudioCircle House Recording (Miami, Florida)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)[2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Justin Walker
  • Sean Combs
  • Mario Winans
  • Jonathan Yip
  • Jeremy Reeves
  • Micayle McKinney
  • Ray Romulos
  • Shannon "Slam" Lawrence
  • Rose Marie Tan
  • James Smith[1]
Producer(s)
  • Stereotypes
  • Diddy (co.)
  • Winans (add.)[1]
Danity Kane singles chronology
"Home for Christmas"
(2006) 		"Damaged"
(2008) 		"Bad Girl"
(2008)

"Damaged" is a song by American girl group Danity Kane. It was written by Justin Walker, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jonathan Yip, Edward Logan, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith.[1] The song was produced by the Stereotypes, with additional production from Combs and Winans,[1] for the band's second studio album, Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008).

Released as the album's lead single on January 29, 2008, stateside, the song reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it became the band's second top 10 hit. In addition, "Damaged" reached the top 30 on the Canadian Hot 100, their first song to chart there.

Billboard named the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[3]

Music video[]

The music video for "Damaged" was directed by Syndrome and premiered on March 11, 2008, on MTV's TRL, where it peaked at number 3 on its countdown. In its entirety it premiered on MTV.com.[4] The video also premiered as the 'New Joint' on BET's 106 & Park on March 20, 2008. The song peaked at No. 6.

The video features the members of Danity Kane in a futuristic theme. The pink special effects are used to represent the setting of being within an actual heart. Throughout the video, choreography is done along with the music and the girls are shown in a futuristic room with screens of them performing the choreography, which they see while laying down on a futuristic bed. Towards the end of the music video, the beds that the girls are lying on close to form a heart, which happens to be the heart of a man on a stretcher in a hospital. Medical staff, who turn out to be the members of Danity Kane, try to revive him. The music video then transitions to a setting where the man is in his bedroom with a note on him saying "Tired of the damage – DK".

Commercial performance[]

The song was released to legal digital download sites on January 29, 2008, in the United States.[5] It reached the top ten in the US and Ukraine.

Formats and track listings[]

Australian single

  1. "Damaged" (album version) – 4:06
  2. "Damaged" (Global Factory Radio Edit) – 3:25
  3. "Damaged" (DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix) – 4:21

US "Dance Mixes" digital release

  1. "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix) – 9:05
  2. "Damaged" (Global Factory Mix Club Mix) – 7:49
  3. "Damaged" (DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix) – 4:21
  4. "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Radio Edit) – 4:44
  5. "Damaged" (Global Factory Radio Edit) – 3:25
  6. "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Dub) – 8:55
  7. "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix No. 2) – 6:33

US "Urban Remixes" digital release

  1. "Damaged" (Remix featuring Fabolous) – 4:07
  2. "Damaged" (Remix featuring Gorilla Zoe) – 4:08
  3. "Damaged" (Remix featuring Fabolous) (clean version) – 4:07
  4. "Damaged" (Remix featuring Gorilla Zoe) (clean version) – 4:08

Official versions and remixes[]

  • Album version – 4:06
  • A cappella – 4:06
  • Instrumental – 4:06
  • Pop Version/Radio Edit – 3:38
  • Mike Rizzo's Global Factory Mix Club Mix – 7:49
  • Mike Rizzo's Global Factory Radio Edit – 3:25
  • DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix – 4:21
  • DJ Crime Remix – 3:20
  • Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix – 9:05
  • Friscia & Lamboy Radio Edit – 4:44
  • Friscia & Lamboy Dub – 8:55
  • Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix No. 2 – 6:33
  • Chubalicious Club Remix – 7:09
  • M'Silver Tribal Remix – 4:12
  • AC Beats Tyler Nelson Radio Edit – 03:42
  • AC Beats Tyler Nelson Alternate Intro – 03:44
  • Tyler Nelson Dark Club Mix – 06:37
  • Remix featuring Gorilla Zoe – 4:08
  • Remix featuring Gorilla Zoe (Clean Edit) – 4:08
  • Remix featuring Fabolous – 4:07
  • Remix featuring Fabolous (Clean Edit) – 4:07

Charts and certifications[]

Release history[]

Region Date
United States January 29, 2008
Canada April 15, 2008
United Kingdom August 18, 2008

Awards[]

Year Awards Award Results Ref.
2008 MTV Video Music Awards Best Dancing in a Video Nominated [18]
Best Pop Video Nominated [19]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Welcome to the Dollhouse album booklet
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Trl Schedule". MTV. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
  5. ^ "MTV's "Making The Band" Returns With Three New Albums From the Series' Stars; New Singles From Danity Kane and MTB4 Finalists Arrive at Online Retailers Tomorrow; Full-Length Collections to Follow in March". Yahoo Finance. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Issue 968" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Report: Issue 967" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
  8. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Danity Kane Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2008". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  16. ^ "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Danity Kane – Damaged". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ^ "2008 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. January 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  19. ^ xta (August 15, 2008). "Hyper Stars: Britney, Jonas Brothers, PCD Up for VMA Video of the Year". Hyper-stars.blogspot.com. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

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