Damaged (Danity Kane song)

"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).

"Damaged"
Single by Danity Kane
from the album Welcome to the Dollhouse
Released	November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)
Studio	Circle House Recording (Miami, Florida)^[1]
Length	4:06 (album version) 3:38 (radio edit)^[2]
Label	Bad Boy
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.) Mario Winans (add.)^[1]
Danity Kane singles chronology
"Ride for You" (2006) "Damaged" (2007) "Bad Girl" (2008)

Released as the album's lead single on November 20, 2007, in the United States, 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. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song number 38 on their list of the "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".^[3]

Commercial performance

The song was released to legal digital download sites on November 27, 2007, in the United States.^[4] It reached the top ten in the US and Ukraine.

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.^[5] 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".

Awards

Year	Awards	Award	Results	Ref.
2008	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Dancing in a Video	Nominated	^[6]
		Best Pop Video	Nominated	^[7]

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[8] 51 Australian Urban (ARIA)^[9] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[10] 26 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[11] 11 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)^[12] 25 Global Dance Songs (Billboard)^[13] 20 US Billboard Hot 100^[14] 10 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[15] 24 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[16] 3 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[17] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[18] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Rank US Billboard Hot 100^[19] 42 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[20] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Damaged"

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	November 20, 2007	Bad Boy	^[citation needed]
Canada	April 15, 2008		^[citation needed]
United Kingdom	August 18, 2008		^[citation needed]
Australia	August 25, 2008		^[22]

References

1. Welcome to the Dollhouse album booklet
2. [1]^{[dead link]}
3. "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
4. . Yahoo Finance. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
5. "Trl Schedule". MTV. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
6. "2008 MTV Video Music Awards". MTV. January 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
7. 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.
8. "Issue 968" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
9. "Issue 967" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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11. "Danity Kane Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
12. "Danity Kane Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
13. "Danity Kane – Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
14. "Danity Kane Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
15. "Danity Kane Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
16. "Danity Kane Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
17. "Danity Kane Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
18. "Danity Kane Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
19. "Billboard Top 100 – 2008". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
20. "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
21. "American single certifications – Danity Kane – Damaged". Recording Industry Association of America.
22. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 25th August 2008" (PDF). ARIA. August 25, 2008. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2023.