Crash Test Dummies discography
| Crash Test Dummies discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Pre-label releases | 2 |
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
[edit]Pre-label releases
[edit]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
[edit]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 | 2 | 110 | — | — | — | ||
| God Shuffled His Feet |
|
11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| A Worm's Life |
|
20 | 61 | 30 | 79 | 78 |
|
| Give Yourself a Hand |
|
14 | — | — | — | — | |
| I Don't Care That You Don't Mind |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Puss 'n' Boots |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Songs of the Unforgiven |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Oooh La La! |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
Themed/topical albums
[edit]The band released a single Christmas album in October 2002.
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Jingle All the Way |
|
Compilation albums
[edit]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 |
|
Live albums
[edit]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) |
|
EPs
[edit]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 |
|
Singles
[edit]| 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
[edit]Songs recorded for non-album use
[edit]- "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
[edit]DVD and video releases
[edit]- Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies (Music video compilation/rockumentary)
- Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts rockumentary)
Music videos
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Voice from city's past revives Dummies with new CD". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010.
- ^ Peak positions for Crash Test Dummies' albums in Canada:
- "RPM Chart Aug 31/91". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 11 June 1994. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- "RPM Chart Oct 21/96". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- "RPM Chart Apr 12/99". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Crash Test Dummies in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- The Ghosts That Haunt Me: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing November 18, 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- "Androgynous": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 6, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- "God Shuffled His Feet" (single): "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 22 Jan 1995". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-08-13 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Crash Test Dummies Chart History: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ^ Ultratop 50 peaks ultratop.be
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ German singles peaks officialcharts.de
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles on the Icelandic Singles Chart (Íslenski Listinn):
- "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm": "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28.04.1994 – 04.05.1994)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 28, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- "Swimming In Your Ocean": "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (24.–29.11 '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 24, 1994. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "Afternoons & Coffeespoons": "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (09.6.–15.6. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 June 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- "God Shuffled His Feet": "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (01.9.–07.9. '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 1, 1994. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead": "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.3.–10.3. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 4, 1995. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Search for Irish peaks Irish Singles Chart
- ^ New Zealand charts portal charts.org.nz
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 125. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Crash Test Dummies | Awards Allmusic
- ^ "RPM – Top Singles - Volume 54, No. 19, October 12 1991". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Mmm+Mmm+Mmm+Mmm')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
