"Damaged" is a song by American girl group

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. It was written by Justin Walker,

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, Jonathan Yip, Edward Logan, Jeremy Reeves, Micayle McKinney, Ray Romulos, Shannon "Slam" Lawrence, Rose Marie Tan, and James Smith. The song was produced by the

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, with additional production from Combs and Winans, for the band's second studio album, ''

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'' (2008). Released as the album's

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on November 20, 2007, 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

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, their first song to chart there. ''Billboard'' named the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

Music video

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for "Damaged" was directed by Syndrome and premiered on March 11, 2008, on

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'', 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

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'' 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 November 27, 2007, in the United States. It reached the top ten in the US and Ukraine.

Formats and track listings

Australian single # "Damaged" (album version) – 4:06 # "Damaged" (Global Factory Radio Edit) – 3:25 # "Damaged" (DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix) – 4:21 US "Dance Mixes" digital release # "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix) – 9:05 # "Damaged" (Global Factory Mix Club Mix) – 7:49 # "Damaged" (DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix) – 4:21 # "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Radio Edit) – 4:44 # "Damaged" (Global Factory Radio Edit) – 3:25 # "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Dub) – 8:55 # "Damaged" (Friscia & Lamboy Club Mix No. 2) – 6:33 US "Urban Remixes" digital release # "Damaged" (Remix featuring

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) – 4:07 # "Damaged" (Remix featuring

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) – 4:08 # "Damaged" (Remix featuring

) (clean version) – 4:07 # "Damaged" (Remix featuring

) (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

– 4:07 *Remix featuring

(Clean Edit) – 4:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Awards

References

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