Damn! (song)

This article is about the song by YoungBloodZ. For other songs with the same title, see Damn (disambiguation).
"Damn!"
Single by YoungBloodZ featuring Lil Jon
from the album Drankin' Patnaz
A-side"Drunk It (Girl Twerking)"
B-side"Drap It, Snap It, Crack It (ft. Kevin Lyttle)"
ReleasedJune 16, 2003
Recorded2003
GenreCrunk
Length4:59 (album version)
  • 4:00 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lil Jon
YoungBloodZ singles chronology
"Cadillac Pimpin'"
(2002) 		"Damn!"
(2003) 		"Lean Low"
(2003)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Get Low"
(2003) 		"Damn!"
(2003) 		"Salt Shaker"
(2004)

"Damn!" is a song by the Atlanta rap duo YoungBloodZ. It was released as the second single from their second studio album Drankin' Patnaz, and was produced and guest performed by Lil Jon. A club mix appears on the duo's third studio album Ev'rybody Know Me. It is their biggest hit song to date, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and remaining YoungBloodZ's sole top ten single.

Background

While recording the album, the group didn’t feel like it had any singles so they contacted Jermaine Dupri who was executive producing the project, to go back into the recording studio. The duo's attorney, Vince Phillips, who also a business partner and friend of the producer Lil Jon called him in to produce the new track for the duo. "Instantly, man, we knew it was the one. You could tell by the energy in the room" says J-Bo. [1]

Lil Jon's BME Recording artist, Bohagon was in attendance and wrote the hook for the song.[2]

Reception

Ranked #47 on Complex Magazines Best 100 Songs of 2000s, [3] the single won Single of the Year/Collaboration at the 2004 Source Awards.[4] The songwriters also won ASCAP and BMI awards for the song in the same year, [5] and was also nominated for Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles-Airplay and Hot Rap Tracks at the 2004 Hip-Hop/R&B Billboard Awards.[6]

In 2018, the song was featured in an episode of the ABC TV series, Single Parents.[7]


Track listing

CD single

  1. "Damn!" (Radio edit)
  2. "Damn!" (Album version)

Digital download

  1. "Damn!" (Single version)

Remix

The official remix is called "Damn! (So So Def Remix)", and features Lil Jon, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, & Bone Crusher. An underground version featuring Young Buck and Fabolous is also available.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 4
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[9] 25
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 2
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 20
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 38

References

  1. ^ Gracie, Bianca. "YoungBloodZ Look Back on 'Damn!' 15 Years Later: 'It's Crazy That It's Still Going'". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ Gracie, Bianca. "YoungBloodZ Look Back on 'Damn!' 15 Years Later: 'It's Crazy That It's Still Going'". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ Complex Staff. "The 100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Complex.
  4. ^ "Winners of Source Hip-Hop Music Awards". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "3 Doors Down, Lil Jon, EMI Top BMI Pop Awards; Paul Simon Honored as Icon". BMI. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ Carter, Brooke. "What Happened to the YoungBloodZ – What Are They Doing Now?". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Single Parents". IMDB. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "YoungBloodZ Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "YoungBloodZ Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "YoungBloodZ Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "YoungBloodZ Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "YoungBloodZ Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  14. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2004 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bobborst. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  16. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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