| "My Give a Damn's Busted" | ||||
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| Single by Jo Dee Messina | ||||
| from the album Delicious Surprise | ||||
| Released | January 3, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Diffie Tom Shapiro Tony Martin | |||
| Producer(s) | Byron Gallimore Jo Dee Messina | |||
| Jo Dee Messina singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Give a Damn's Busted" at CMT.com | ||||
"My Give a Damn's Busted" is a song written by American country music artist Joe Diffie, Tom Shapiro, and Tony Martin. Diffie originally recorded the song on his album In Another World (2001).[1] 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 included her version of the song on her 2006 album Everything and More.
Music video
A music video 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.[2]
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Paul Franklin – Dobro, slide guitar
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Jo Dee Messina – lead vocals
- Jimmy Nichols – organ
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country (Radio & Records)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 63 |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 73 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2005) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 14 |
References
- ↑ "Success Floods Messina Via "My Give a Damn's Busted"". BMI.com. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ↑ Delicious Surprise (CD liner notes). Jo Dee Messina. Curb Records. 2005. 78770.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 15, 2005. p. 49. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ↑ "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Jo Dee Messina Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2005: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2012.