Damaged (Danity Kane song)
Encyclopedia
"Damaged" is a dance-pop
song by American
R&B group Danity Kane
. It was written by Justin Walker, Sean Combs
, Mario Winans
, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney
, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith. The song was produced by the Stereotypes
, with additional production from Combs and Winans, for the band's second studio album, Welcome to the Dollhouse
.
Released as the album's lead single
on January 29, 2008 stateside, the song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it became the band's second non-consecutive top 10 entry and hit double-platinum status. "Damaged" also peaked at #5 on the US Pop 100 Charts, due to over 5.02 million digital download sales (according to Nielsen Soundscan). The song spent 3 weeks at the top of the Hot Dance Club Play charts. In addition, "Damaged" reached the top 30 on the Canadian Hot 100
, also entering the Irish Singles Chart
and "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Hip-Hop/R&B Tracks" chart.
In addition to this on the week of August 31, 2008, "Damaged" reached 25 on the Official Australian Physical Single Chart. This is without any promotion.
page expressing that they were giving their fans a chance to vote for one of two new songs that they thought were appropriate to become the lead single, with "Damaged" and "Pretty Boy" being the two choices for online voters to choose from. However, "Damaged" overshadowed the competition, consequently becoming Danity Kane's first single from the group's second album. On January 28, 2008, group members Aubrey O'Day
and Dawn Angeliqué Richard
posted bulletins on their respective MySpace sites stating that "Damaged" was indeed the first single from their most recent album. Danity Kane eventually performed "Damaged" for the very first time at Spotlight on Bad Boy R&B Night.
The production of the song is featured on the seventh episode of the second season of MTV
's Making the Band
series. For promotion, the band performed "Damaged" on television shows such as The Tyra Banks Show
, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
, Nashville Star
, and MTV's Total Request Live
.
The song has been used on the TV shows, The 2008 VMA's Pre-Show, America's Best Dance Crew
(twice), So You Think You Can Dance
and MTV's Top Pop Group
.
By April 1, 2009 the song still sat on Itunes
top 100 downloads at position #90. Thus making it 16 full months on the Top 100 Downloads of Itunes
music library. The song has peaked at position #1 and hadn't left the charts since its appearance on January 28, 2008.
"Damaged" ranked #1 on New York-based radio station Z100
's Top 100 Songs of 2008.
"Damaged" was ranked #1 on iTunes top Pop songs of 2008, the song also ranked #1 on iTunes list of overall top songs of 2008.
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. The video also premiered as the 'New Joint' on BET
's 106 & Park
on March 20, 2008. The song peaked at #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".
For the DJ Crime Remix, a video was released on Danity Kane's official Youtube-channel.
USA "Dance Mixes" Digital Release
USA "Urban Remixes" Digital Release
sites on January 29, 2008 in the United States.
In the UK, despite their album being giving an advertising campaign in the UK iTunes store
, the song failed to chart on the top 100 songs or the top 100 pop songs. However, it has debuted on the Canadian Hot 100
at number seventy-two and has so far peaked at number twenty-six.
In Australia, despite a total lack of promotion, the song continues to steadily climb the iTunes top 100 songs charts, and has peaked at 25. The physical CD single was released on August 23, and subsequently Damaged debuted on the official Australian ARIA Urban charts at number 12.
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B group Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Danity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea...
. It was written by Justin Walker, Sean Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
, Mario Winans
Mario Winans
Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...
, Jonathan Yip, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney
Micayle Mckinney
Micayle "THE MACK" McKinney is an American record producer, musician, composer and songwriter more commonly known as "THE MACK" OR "MACK"and former co-founding member of production team, Stereotypes.And is now of the Production team known as Mystery Men.- Early life :The son of Mike McKinney noted...
, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith. The song was produced by the Stereotypes
Stereotypes (producers)
Stereotypes are a R&B/hip hop/dance production team created in 2003, composed of Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus and Jeremy Reeves. They were listed as Top 10 Songwriters and Producers to Watch in the June 5, 2010 Billboard magazine. The first artists on their production company/label is Far*East...
, with additional production from Combs and Winans, for the band's second studio album, Welcome to the Dollhouse
Welcome to the Dollhouse (album)
Welcome to the Dollhouse is the second and final studio album by American R&B/pop group Danity Kane, released by Bad Boy and Atlantic Records on March 18, 2008 in the United States and March 25, 2008 in Canada...
.
Released as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on January 29, 2008 stateside, the song reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it became the band's second non-consecutive top 10 entry and hit double-platinum status. "Damaged" also peaked at #5 on the US Pop 100 Charts, due to over 5.02 million digital download sales (according to Nielsen Soundscan). The song spent 3 weeks at the top of the Hot Dance Club Play charts. In addition, "Damaged" reached the top 30 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
, also entering the Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
and "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Hip-Hop/R&B Tracks" chart.
In addition to this on the week of August 31, 2008, "Damaged" reached 25 on the Official Australian Physical Single Chart. This is without any promotion.
Release and promotion
In January 2008, Danity Kane posted a bulletin on their official MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page expressing that they were giving their fans a chance to vote for one of two new songs that they thought were appropriate to become the lead single, with "Damaged" and "Pretty Boy" being the two choices for online voters to choose from. However, "Damaged" overshadowed the competition, consequently becoming Danity Kane's first single from the group's second album. On January 28, 2008, group members Aubrey O'Day
Aubrey O'Day
Aubrey Morgan O'Day is an American singer, actress, fashion designer, television personality, and former member of the girl group Danity Kane...
and Dawn Angeliqué Richard
Dawn Angelique Richard
Dawn Angeliqué Richard is a American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Richard is a former member of the musical group Danity Kane, from 2005 to 2009...
posted bulletins on their respective MySpace sites stating that "Damaged" was indeed the first single from their most recent album. Danity Kane eventually performed "Damaged" for the very first time at Spotlight on Bad Boy R&B Night.
The production of the song is featured on the seventh episode of the second season of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Making the Band
Making the Band
Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
series. For promotion, the band performed "Damaged" on television shows such as The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by Fox, the show first aired on January 22, 2007 to a number of markets originally through Fox and MyNetworkTV, most in the Fox Television Stations Group...
, Nashville Star
Nashville Star
Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT...
, and MTV's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
.
The song has been used on the TV shows, The 2008 VMA's Pre-Show, America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew
America's Best Dance Crew, often abbreviated as ABDC, is an American competitive dance reality television series that features street dance crews from the United States and around the world. It is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson and airs on MTV...
(twice), So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance competition and reality show that airs on Fox in the United States.The series first premiered on July 20, 2005, and was created by American Idol producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and is produced by 19 Entertainment and Dick Clark Productions...
and MTV's Top Pop Group
MTV's Top Pop Group
MTV's Top Pop Group was a competition consisting of nine pop groups looking to be the next Top pop group. The show aired on MTV and was hosted by Mario Lopez. The judges were Brian Friedman , Michelle Williams and Taboo...
.
By April 1, 2009 the song still sat on Itunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
top 100 downloads at position #90. Thus making it 16 full months on the Top 100 Downloads of Itunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
music library. The song has peaked at position #1 and hadn't left the charts since its appearance on January 28, 2008.
"Damaged" ranked #1 on New York-based radio station Z100
WHTZ
WHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
's Top 100 Songs of 2008.
"Damaged" was ranked #1 on iTunes top Pop songs of 2008, the song also ranked #1 on iTunes list of overall top songs of 2008.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Damaged" was directed by Syndrome and premiered on March 11, 2008 on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
, where it peaked at number 3 on its countdown. In its entirety it premiered on MTV.com. The video also premiered as the 'New Joint' on BET
Bet
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's 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
on March 20, 2008. The song peaked at #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".
For the DJ Crime Remix, a video was released on Danity Kane's official Youtube-channel.
- The video was nominated for Best Pop Video and Best Dancing in a Video at the MTV Video Music Awards 2008.
- The song was nominated for a Teen Choice AwardTeen Choice AwardsThe Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
for Best R&B Track.
- "Damaged" was ranked #2 on MTV's 25 most-viewed music videos of 2008 only to be beaten by the Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
song "WomanizerWomanizer (song)"Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...
"
- "Damaged" also ranked #9 on MTV's Top 25 songs of 2008.
- "Damaged" was also ranked #5 on MTV's Top 25 Videos of 2008.
Track list
Australian Single- "Damaged" - Album Version - 4:09
- "Damaged" - Global Factory Radio Edit - 3:25
- "Damaged" - DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix - 4:21
USA "Dance Mixes" Digital Release
- Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix - 9:05
- Global Factory Mix Club Mix - 7:49
- DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix - 4:21
- Friscia & Lamboy Radio Edit - 4:44
- Global Factory Radio Edit - 3:25
- Friscia & Lamboy Dub - 8:55
- Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix #2 - 6:33
USA "Urban Remixes" Digital Release
- Remix feat. FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
- 4:07 - Remix feat. Gorilla ZoeGorilla ZoeAlonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...
- 4:08 - Remix feat. FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
(Clean Version) - 4:07 - Remix feat. Gorilla ZoeGorilla ZoeAlonzo Mathis better known by his stage name Gorilla Zoe is an American rapper and member of rap group Boyz N Da Hood. His solo debut album Welcome to the Zoo came out in 2007.-Biography:...
(Clean Version) - 4:08
Official versions and remixes
- Album Version - 4:09
- Acapella - 4:09
- Instrumental - 4:09
- 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 #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 FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
- 4:07 - Remix featuring FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
(Clean Edit) - 4:07
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Canada | |
| United Kingdom |
Chart performance
The song was released to legal digital downloadMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
sites on January 29, 2008 in the United States.
In the UK, despite their album being giving an advertising campaign in the UK iTunes store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
, the song failed to chart on the top 100 songs or the top 100 pop songs. However, it has debuted on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
at number seventy-two and has so far peaked at number twenty-six.
In Australia, despite a total lack of promotion, the song continues to steadily climb the iTunes top 100 songs charts, and has peaked at 25. The physical CD single was released on August 23, and subsequently Damaged debuted on the official Australian ARIA Urban charts at number 12.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
25 |
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
24 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
5 |
2008
| Awards Ceremony | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|
| MTV Video Music Awards MTV Video Music Awards An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos... |
Best Dancing in a Video | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Pop Video | Nominated |