"My Give a Damn's Busted" is a song written by American

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artist

Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo (music), demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and ...

Tom Shapiro Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpo ...

, and Tony Martin. Diffie originally recorded the song on his album '' In Another World'' (2001). The most well known version of the song was recorded by Jo Dee Messina. The song was released by Curb Records as the lead single to her fifth studio album ''Delicious Surprise'' (2005) on January 3, 2005. Lyrically, "My Give a Damn's Busted" is about how the narrator refuses to go back to an ex. The song, receiving critical acclaim, became one of the biggest hits of Messina's career, spending two weeks at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her sixth and final number one to date. It was also one of only three number one country hits by a female artist in 2005 to top the chart. Canadian country music singer

Michelle Wright Michelle Wright (born July 1, 1961) is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice ...

included her version of the song on her 2006 album '' Everything and More''.

Music video

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was released for the song, directed by Peter Zavadil. The main performance takes place in the middle of a big city street, with Messina performing with her band behind her. Also included, are scenes of her walking down a sidewalk while being followed by a persistent man, to whom she directs the spoken lines of the song. Other scenes feature her in an alleyway alone singing, and in a room with a huge glass mirror. During the parts of the song where the male's parents and therapist are mentioned, Messina is also seen with the man in both situations. It was filmed on 2 very cold days in February 2005, in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. * Mike Brignardello –

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–

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* Lisa Cochran – background vocals * Stuart Duncan – fiddle *

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– drums * Paul Franklin – Dobro, slide guitar * Wes Hightower – background vocals * Jo Dee Messina – lead vocals * Jimmy Nichols – organ *

Bryan Sutton Bryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicking acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and electric guitar. He also sings and writes songs. Biography Early career Sutton's grandfather and ...

– acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 2005 singles Jo Dee Messina songs Joe Diffie songs Michelle Wright songs Songs written by Tom Shapiro Songs written by Joe Diffie Songs written by Tony Martin (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Byron Gallimore Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil Curb Records singles 2001 songs