"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 best known version of the song was recorded by Jo Dee Messina and released by Curb Records as the lead single to her fifth studio album Delicious Surprise on January 3, 2005. Lyrically, "My Give a Damn's Busted" is about how the narrator refuses to go back to an ex.
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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 | |||
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| Jo Dee Messina singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Give a Damn's Busted" at CMT.com | ||||
The song spent two weeks at number 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in May 2005, becoming Messina's first number 1 hit since "Bring On the Rain" in March 2002 and also, the final number 1 hit of her career.
Music video
editA music video was released for the song, directed by Peter Zavadil.[citation needed] 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
editCompiled 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
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| 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
edit| Chart (2005) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 14 |
| Canada Country (Radio & Records)[7] | 1 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Most Played - Canadian formats (Country)" (PDF). Radio & Records. December 9, 2005.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jo Dee Messina – My Give A Damn's Busted". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 29, 2024.