1) Christopher Maurice… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia.
In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date.
The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Brown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. Brown was influenced by the artists his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke. A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.
At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father's gas station searching for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years. Brown's local production team organized an audition before Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who currently works as his manager. At the age of 15, Brown was then sent to perform for L.A. Reid and was subsequently signed in 2004 to Jive Records. By early 2005, Brown began work for his debut album, working with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre, Vidal, Bryan Michael Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri.
Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album which was released on November 29, 2005. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 155,000 copies in first week of sales. Five weeks later, became certified platinum, and within a year, went double platinum. His debut single "Run It!," was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Following "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly peaking at #15. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That." His fourth single is the ballad "Say Goodbye," which is also a part of the Step Up Soundtrack. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him travelling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers.
On August 17, 2006 to further promote the album, Brown kicked off his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed back two months a second summer tour is in the works once the album is completed the tour may include artists: Pretty Ricky, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ciara, and Cherish.'. Chris also has been the opening act for R&B singer Beyonce Knowles on the Australian leg of her The Beyonce Experience tour.
Exclusive is the second studio album by Brown. The album was released in November, 2007. It served as the sophomore album for Brown and was both critically and commercially successful. The album was supported by five singles including the songs "Kiss Kiss" and "With You". Exclusive has gone on to sell over three million copies.
Graffiti was released in 2009 and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. was released in 2011 becoming Chris Brown's first studio album to top the Billboard 200. The album earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
His fifth album entitled Fortune was released in 2012.
Brown's latest album X was released in September, 2014.
Chris Brown has also started to act in movies and has appeared in Stomp The Yard and This Christmas as well as several episodes of The O.C.
Websites of interest:
- Chris Brown Web
- UChris
- Chris Brown World
2) Chris Brown (born 1953) is a composer, pianist, and electronic musician, who creates music for acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, for computer networks, and for improvising ensembles.
Born and raised in Chicago, he moved to California to study electronic music with Gordon Mumma and composition with William Brooks at University of California, Santa Cruz, and with David Rosenboom at Mills College. He was active early in his career as an inventor and builder of electroacoustic instruments; he has also performed widely as an improvisor and pianist with groups as "Room" and the "Glenn Spearman Double Trio." In 1986 he co-founded the pioneering computer network music ensemble "The Hub". He is also known for his recorded performances of music by Henry Cowell, Luc Ferrari, and John Zorn. He has received commissions from the Berkeley Symphony, the Rova Sexophone Quartet, the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, the Gerbode Foundation, the Phonos Foundation and the Creative Work Fund. His recent music includes the poly-rhythm installation "Talking Drum", the "Inventions" series for computers and interactive performers, and the radio performance "Transmissions" series, with composer Guillermo Galindo.
His 1992 epic electroacoustic work "Lava", for brass, percussion, and electronics is also available on Tzadik Records. He teaches Composition and Electronic Music at Mills College in Oakland, where he is Co-Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM). He is not to be confused with R & B artist Chris Brown.
3) Chris Brown is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Brown was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. When that band broke up, he continued performing as a duo with his Bourbon bandmate Kate Fenner. Brown has accompanied dozens of notable musicians on stage, such as in 1998 when he spent six months filling in for Kevin Hearn as a member of Barenaked Ladies while Hearn battled leukemia.
Brown released a solo album, Burden of Belief, in 2003. He performs this material both solo and with Tony Scherr, Anton Fier, and Teddy Kumpel as Chris Brown and the Citizens' Band. The group's album Oblivion was released in 2007.
4) A San Francisco-area based power pop singer-songwriter.
5) A UK DJ/Remixer and part of Ruff Driverz.
Damage
Chris Brown Lyrics
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(Damage)
You know (woah, woah)
Sometimes you don't realize what you've done
Until you've seen the damage
And now I look at the damage
Yeah, woah, yeah, yeah, woah, yeah
(Look at the damage)
3 A.M. when my phone ring, begging me to come by
I was right around the corner (corner)
I know I could've said no, but I ain't stop
Told me, "Come in, the door is unlocked for ya"
My intuition, I should, have listened to it
My girl, yo, she'd be pissed if she knew about this visit (visit)
She had her tank top on, I took her tank top off
I should've stopped
Stop (stop, stop, stop, stop, stop)
But she ain't let me, kissed me soft and gently
She tempt me
Right then I stopped thinking consequences (consequences)
Guess I must've lost my mind for a minute
Girl you know that I love
Girl, I love you, with her that was lust, yeah
Shouldn't have happened, I know I messed up, yeah yeah
One phone call started this whole thing
Now, look at the damage (the damage)
Look at the damage (the damage)
The damage
Damage that I've caused you (that I've caused you)
Know I broke your heart
'Cause I did you wrong
Now look at the damage (the damage)
Look at the damage that I've caused
The dumbest decision that I made that I ain't proud of
A few hours that meant absolutely nothing cost me your love
I gotta live with regret
Deserve to get what you give
Now you won't listen to nothing that I'm saying (woah, woah-ooh)
I rode past your house for hours
Just to feel close to ya
No card, no gift, no flowers
Could get me back with you
Your kiss, your touch
Girl, you know I miss it (hey, hey)
But you got my heart inside of a prison
Girl you know that I love
Girl, I love you, with her that was lust, yeah
Shouldn't have happened, I know I messed up, yeah yeah
One phone call started this whole thing
Now, look at the damage (hey)
Look at the damage (I see the damage that I've caused you girl)
The damage
Damage that I've caused you
Know I broke your heart (I know that I broke your heart)
'Cause I did you wrong
Now look at the damage (the damage)
Look at the damage that I've caused
I was trippin' (ooh)
I was dippin' (ooh)
With these women (ooh)
In these streets, yeah (ooh)
Lost my girl, yeah
Lost all that, yeah
Wish I could (ooh)
Take it back
I was trippin' (hey)
I was dippin' (ho)
With these women (ho)
In these streets (yeah)
Wish I could (oh)
Take that back
Girl you know that I love
Girl, I love you, with her that was lust, yeah
Shouldn't have happened, I know I messed up, yeah yeah
One phone call started this whole thing
Now, look at the damage (the damage)
Look at the damage (The damage that I)
The damage (oh)
Damage that I've caused you (that I've caused you)
Know I broke your heart (yeah, hey)
And girl I did you wrong
Now look at the damage (the damage)
Look at the damage that I've caused
(Yeah, woah)
(Look at the damage)
(Look at the damage, yeah yeah)
You know
Sometimes you don't realize what you've done
Until you've seen the damage
And now, look at the damage
In Chris Brown's song "Damage," the singer expresses regret over a mistake he made that cost him the love of his girlfriend. He opens the song suggesting sometimes we don't realize the extent of the harm caused by our actions until we see the damage. The narrative then moves to a flashback when a woman called him around 3 A.M., inviting him over. Despite the misgivings he felt, he went over to her house and began a tryst with her. Brown understands now it should have never happened, and he feels foolish for betraying his love. He expresses how the women he was with at the time was a mere case of lust while he loves his girlfriend. His remorse is evident throughout the song, and he knows that he has lost his girl's trust forever.
The song speaks to the emotional turmoil one can face after making a mistake that cost them their true love. Regret is a theme that recurs throughout the song. Chris Brown gives an account of the regret he feels now that he has lost his girlfriend. He knows that what he shared with the other woman was just lust and meant nothing, but it cost him everything he held dear. Brown's vocals are raw, and the beat is mellow, reflecting the pain and sadness at the center of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
(Damage)
Acknowledging the aftermath of his actions
You know (woah, woah)
Addressing the audience directly
Sometimes you don't realize what you've done
Acknowledging the lack of awareness of one's own actions
Until you've seen the damage
Realizing the severity of the consequences
And now I look at the damage
Recognizing the aftermath of his actions and the impact it had on others
Yeah, woah, yeah, yeah, woah, yeah
Expressing regret and sorrow
(Look at the damage)
Emphasizing the gravity of the situation
3 A.M. when my phone ring, begging me to come by
Recounting a moment of temptation and desire
I was right around the corner (corner)
In close proximity, and therefore, easy to give in to the temptation
I know I could've said no, but I ain't stop
Had the option to resist but didn't take it
Told me, "Come in, the door is unlocked for ya"
Invitation into the house of the person he was tempted by
My intuition, I should, have listened to it
Reflecting on how he should have followed his instincts
My girl, yo, she'd be pissed if she knew about this visit (visit)
Acknowledging the wrongdoing and the potential consequences
She had her tank top on, I took her tank top off
Describing the physical act of cheating
I should've stopped
Regretting the decision to continue with the cheating
Stop (stop, stop, stop, stop, stop)
Internal battle to resist temptation and stop the action
But she ain't let me, kissed me soft and gently
Acknowledging the other person's role in the infidelity
She tempt me
Being enticed by the other person
Right then I stopped thinking consequences (consequences)
Being caught up in the moment without considering the repercussions
Guess I must've lost my mind for a minute
Speculating that he wasn't in the right state of mind to think clearly
Girl you know that I love
Affirming his love for his partner
Girl, I love you, with her that was lust, yeah
Admitting to the act of cheating and infidelity
Shouldn't have happened, I know I messed up, yeah yeah
Taking ownership of his actions and regretting them
One phone call started this whole thing
Tracing the root cause of the problem
Now, look at the damage (the damage)
Emphasizing the negative impact of his actions
Damage that I've caused you (that I've caused you)
Clearly stating the responsibility for the harm caused
Know I broke your heart
Acknowledging the emotional damage inflicted
'Cause I did you wrong
Taking accountability for his mistake
I was trippin' (ooh)
Admitting to being under the influence of negative emotions or desires
I was dippin' (ooh)
Acknowledging the physical act of cheating
With these women (ooh)
Describing the other person involved in the infidelity
In these streets, yeah (ooh)
Suggesting that the temptation was a product of the environment he was in
Lost my girl, yeah
Losing the trust and love of his partner due to the infidelity
Lost all that, yeah
Suffering the consequences of his actions
Wish I could (ooh)
Expressing regret and longing for a different outcome
Girl, you know I miss it (hey, hey)
Validating the positive emotions and experiences he had with his partner
But you got my heart inside of a prison
Feeling trapped and limited by the current situation
Now, look at the damage (hey)
Restating the severity and impact of the harm caused
(I see the damage that I've caused you girl)
Acknowledging the specific harm inflicted on his partner
And girl I did you wrong
Taking responsibility for causing harm
(Yeah, woah)
Continuing to express regret and sorrow
(Look at the damage)
Continuing to emphasize the gravity of the situation
(Look at the damage, yeah yeah)
Reiterating the importance of acknowledging the negative impact of his actions
You know
Reiterating the key message of the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Christopher Brown, Corey Latif Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Desiree
It’s 2020 Chris. We need a tour and visuals of these old songs like this one and Ya Man Ain’t Me. Etc!!!
Pierre Ellis
If it's a old song then stop listening to it
Dominic Jones
On foe nem
Brett Burney
Desiree ur right on that boo babe
Desiree
@HN Long Amazing things require amazing people with a great team. If anyone can do it, it's CB!
HN Long
They get tired of all that work after a while cuz its exhausting 😴
Tamology_G
Can we appreciate the bass player in this song👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Sandy Merritt
Yessssssss ♥️👌
Tommy Pate
Best bass player on a r&b song
TC DA HITMAKER
@DOOM so I'm assuming you have never heard of a producer using live instruments in beat production...what exactly is this statement trying to say lmfao