My Give a Damn's Busted

"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.

"My Give a Damn's Busted"
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
"I Wish" (2003) "My Give a Damn's Busted" (2005) "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)" (2005)
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

A 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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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
Canada Country (Radio & Records)[7]	1

Certifications

Certifications for My Give A Damn's Busted

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Canadian singer Michelle Wright recorded a cover of the song for her album Everything And More (2006).