Damn Damn Leash

"Damn Damn Leash"
Single by Be Your Own Pet
B-side	"Electric Shake" "Spill"
Released	2004
Studio	Studio 491, Nashville, Tennessee The Play Room, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Garage punk
Length	1:52
Label	Infinity Cat Records (USA) XL Recordings (EU) Hostess Entertainment (JA)
Songwriters	Jemina Pearl Jamin Orrall Jonas Stein Nathan Vasquez
Producers	Angelo Petraglia Robert Ellis Orrall Jacquire King
Be Your Own Pet singles chronology
"Damn Damn Leash" (2004) "Extra Extra" (2005)

"Damn Damn Leash" is Be Your Own Pet's first single. ^[1] It was released in 2004 in the United States and in 2005 in Europe and Japan.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	(8/10) [2]
Robert Christgau	[3]

Track listings and formats

All tracks are written by Jemina Pearl, Jamin Orrall, Jonas Stein, and Nathan Vasquez.

2004 US CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Damn Damn Leash"	1:52
2.	"Electric Shake"	3:06
Total length:		4:58

2005 UK CD and US/UK digital maxi single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Damn Damn Leash"	1:52
2.	"Spill"	2:27
3.	"Electric Shake"	3:06
Total length:		7:25

2005 UK 7" vinyl single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Damn Damn Leash"	1:52
2.	"Spill"	2:27
Total length:		4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the single's liner notes. ^[4]

Be Your Own Pet

• Jemina Pearl – lead vocals
• Jonas Stein – guitar
• Nathan Vasquez – bass
• Jamin Orrall – drums

Production

• Jim DeMain – mastering
• Hollis Flatt – mastering
• Capers Flen – mixing on "Spill"
• Jacquire King – producer, mixing on "Damn Damn Leash" and "Electric Shake"
• Roger Moutenot – recording engineer
• Robert Ellis Orrall – production
• Angelo Petraglia – production

Artwork

• Jimmy Abegg – photography

Charts

Peak chart position for "Damn Damn Leash"

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart ( OCC ) [5]	68

References

1. Reading Line-Up Latest. BBC Local Berkshire. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
2. Annot, Michaela (March 25, 2005). "Damn Damn Leash Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Be Your Own Pet". Village Voice. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
4. • Damn Damn Leash (CD booklet). Be Your Own Pet. Infinity Cat. 2004. ICR-17
   • Damn Damn Leash (CD booklet). Be Your Own Pet. XL. 2005. XLS 212CD.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 48. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.