Damaged (TLC song)

"Damaged"
Single by TLC
from the album 3D
Released	July 7, 2003
Format	12" single, CD single, download
Recorded	2002
Genre	R&B, Pop rock, Alternative Rock
Length	3:51
Label	LaFace/Arista
Writer(s)	Dallas Austin, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
TLC singles chronology
"Hands Up" (2002) "Damaged" (2003) "Turntable" (2004)
3D track listing "Hands Up" (7) "Damaged" (8) "Dirty Dirty" (9)

"Damaged" is a 2003 R&B song written by Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins, and was the third single released from TLC's fourth studio album 3D (2002). The song peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100. The lyrics of the song talk about being free and freedom from hurt and pain.

Music video

In the video for the song, a young woman (played by actress Justina Machado) works two jobs to support her family. One day she comes home and finds her boyfriend in bed with another girl. After confronting him, he hits her. She then finds herself stuck in an abusive relationship as well as trying to look after her child. She finds herself torn and unsure of what to do, eventually literally falling to pieces at the end of the video as she crumbles into hundreds of tiny jigsaw puzzle pieces. It shows other "damaged" women falling to pieces. The lead woman is shown to be put back together by her daughter, and she's happy now.

Formats and track listings

German CD single (51969)

1. "Damaged" – 3:51
2. "Hands Up" (Richard X Extended Remix) – 4:37
3. "Hands Up" (Richard X Radio Remix) – 3:50
4. "Hands Up" (So So Def Remix Radio Mix)
5. "Hands Up" (video) – 4:01

US promo single

1. "Damaged" – 3:51
2. "Damaged" (instrumental) – 3:51

Charts

• These are the peak positions from chart providers.

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1]	53
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2]	21

References

1. ^ "Chart Archive". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3049209&cdi=7987342&cid=04%2F19%2F2003. Retrieved 2007-06-23. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Waterfalls", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)