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Crash Test Dummies discography

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Crash Test Dummies discography
Studio albums9
EPs1
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles23
Video albums2
Pre-label releases2

The discography of Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band Crash Test Dummies consists of eight primary studio albums, 23 singles, one live album, a greatest hits compilation, and two video releases. This list does not include material recorded by band members individually or with other side projects.

Crash Test Dummies is most identifiable through Brad Roberts' distinctive bass-baritone voice, and the backing/occasional lead vocals of Ellen Reid. During its heyday, the band consisted of Roberts, Ellen Reid (co-vocals, keyboards), Brad's brother Dan Roberts (bass guitar), Benjamin Darvill (harmonica, mandolin), and Mitch Dorge (drums, percussion). Today, only Brad Roberts and Ellen Reid have appeared on every album, while Dan Roberts still occasionally tours with the band. Mitch Dorge has been busy working with Tuesday's Girl and Charlie Redstar, along with his own projects since 2002. Benjamin Darvill has been busy with his solo project Son of Dave since 2000 and is unlikely to play with the band again, since he now lives in London.[1]

Albums

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Pre-label releases

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The band released two demo tapes. Both feature songs that would eventually appear on their debut album, as well as two songs that were never featured on future releases.

Title Year Notes
Original Recipe 1988 The band's original 5-song demo tape
Demo Tape 2 1989 Two song demo

Studio albums

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The band's first four albums were released by BMG, while subsequent albums were released on Brad Roberts' own label Cha-Ching/Deep Fried Records.

Title Details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3]
NZ
[4]
UK
[5]
US
[6]
The Ghosts That Haunt Me
  • Released: April 5, 1991
  • Label: BMG/Arista
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP (Germany only)
2 110
God Shuffled His Feet
  • Released: October 26, 1993
  • Label: BMG/Arista
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP (Brazil and Greece only)
11 5 1 2 9
A Worm's Life
  • Released: October 1, 1996
  • Label: BMG/Arista
  • Format: CD, cassette
20 61 30 79 78
  • MC: Platinum[7]
Give Yourself a Hand 14
I Don't Care That You Don't Mind
  • Released: April 3, 2001
  • Label: Cha-Ching
  • Format: CD
Puss 'n' Boots
  • Released: October 21, 2003
  • Label: Cha-Ching
  • Format: CD
Songs of the Unforgiven
  • Released: October 12, 2004
  • Label: Deep Fried
  • Format: CD
Oooh La La!
  • Released: May 11, 2010
  • Label: Deep Fried
  • Format: CD, download

Themed/topical albums

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The band released a single Christmas album in October 2002.

Title Details
Jingle All the Way
  • Released: October 8, 2002
  • Label: Cha-Ching
  • Format: CD

Compilation albums

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Crash Test Dummies released a greatest hits compilation in 2007, followed by a compilation of unreleased demos in 2011.

Title Details
The Best of Crash Test Dummies
Demo-litions
  • Released: April 19, 2011
  • Label: Deep Fried
  • Format: Limited edition CD, download

Live albums

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In 2001 Brad Roberts released a live album, which consists of Crash Test Dummies songs, along with various covers.

Year Album
Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts solo)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Cha-Ching
  • Format: CD

EPs

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From 2007 to 2009, Crash Test Dummies released a collection of four songs for purchase via their online store about Brad Roberts' experiences within Cape Breton.

Title Details
The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series
  • Released: 2007–2009
  • Label: Deep Fried
  • Format: Download

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
CAN
[11]
AUS
[3]
BEL
(Fl)

[12]
FIN
[13]
GER
[14]
ICE
[15]
IRE
[16]
NZ
[17]
UK
[18]
US
[19]
"Superman's Song" 1991 4 87 56 The Ghosts That Haunt Me
"The Ghosts That Haunt Me" 23[20]
"Androgynous" 73 198
"The First Noel" / "Winter Song" 1992 A Lump of Coal / The Ghosts That Haunt Me
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" 1993 14 1 1 20 1 1 3 4 2 4 God Shuffled His Feet
"Swimming in Your Ocean" 1994 6 10
"Afternoons & Coffeespoons" 7 40 42 16 39 2 23 41 23 66
"God Shuffled His Feet" 14 70 3
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" 1995 4 73 2 30 Dumb and Dumber Soundtrack
"He Liked to Feel It" 1996 2 A Worm's Life
"My Own Sunrise" 1997 33
"My Enemies" √ 71
"Keep a Lid on Things" 1999 5 Give Yourself a Hand
"Get You in the Morning" 45
"Give Yourself a Hand" √
"Every Morning" 2001 I Don't Care That You Don't Mind
"On and On" √
"The Day We Never Met"
"White Christmas" √ 2002 Jingle All the Way
"I'm the Man" / "Flying Feeling" √ 2003 Puss 'n' Boots
"Flying Feeling" √
"The Unforgiven Ones" √ 2004 Songs of the Unforgiven
"And So Will Always Be" √
"And It's Beautiful" √ 2010 Oooh La La!
"Now You See Her" √
"Promised Land" 2015 non-album singles
"I'll Be Peaceful Then" 2016
"—" indicates the single did not chart or was not released in given country.
"√" indicates the single was a promotional-only release.

Other songs

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Songs recorded for non-album use

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  • "The First Noel", on A Lump of Coal and the B-side to "Androgynous" CD single.
  • "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" (XTC cover), on Dumb and Dumber soundtrack (1995) and released as a single.
  • "All You Pretty Girls" (XTC cover), on A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC (1995) and released as the B-side to "My Own Sunrise".
  • "One Of Us", leaked acoustic demo recorded in 1994. Originally written with Brad Roberts in mind, but he ultimately did not record a full version of it.
  • "Handy Candyman", on "Keep a Lid on Things" single (1999) and Give Yourself a Hand (Japanese CD).
  • "Filter Queen", on "Keep a Lid on Things" single (1999)
  • "Party's Over", on "Get You in the Morning" single (1999)
  • ”Gus the Grasshopper”, on Roll Play (Season 3) soundtrack (2013)

Videography

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DVD and video releases

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  • Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies (Music video compilation/rockumentary)
  • Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts rockumentary)

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"Superman's Song" 1991 Dale Heslip
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" 1993
"Swimming in Your Ocean" 1994 Tim Hamilton
"Afternoons & Coffeespoons"
"God Shuffled His Feet"
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" 1995
"He Liked to Feel It" 1996 Ken Fox
"My Own Sunrise" 1997 Stephen Scott
"Keep a Lid on Things" 1999 Clark Eddy
"Get You in the Morning" Jeff Renfroe

References

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  1. ^ "Voice from city's past revives Dummies with new CD". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010.
  2. ^ Peak positions for Crash Test Dummies' albums in Canada:
  3. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  4. ^ "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  5. ^ "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  6. ^ "Crash Test Dummies Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ^ a b c "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-09. Note: User needs to enter "Crash Test Dummies" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ a b "British certifications – Crash Test Dummies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 12, 2022. Type Crash Test Dummies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ a b "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2011-10-09. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Crash Test Dummies".
  11. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  12. ^ Ultratop 50 peaks ultratop.be
  13. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. ^ German singles peaks officialcharts.de
  15. ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Icelandic Singles Chart (Íslenski Listinn):
  16. ^ Search for Irish peaks Irish Singles Chart
  17. ^ New Zealand charts portal charts.org.nz
  18. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 125. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  19. ^ Crash Test Dummies | Awards Allmusic
  20. ^ "RPM – Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 19, October 12 1991". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  21. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Mmm+Mmm+Mmm+Mmm')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 24, 2008.