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.
Albums Pre-label releases 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 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) CANPeak positions for Crash Test Dummies' albums in Canada:
AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: All ARIA peaks: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. NZ UK US The Ghosts That Haunt Me Released: April 9, 1991 Label: BMG/Arista Format: CD, cassette, LP (Germany only) 2 110 — — — MC: 4× Platinum"Certified Awards Search ". 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. God Shuffled His Feet Released: October 26, 1993 Label: BMG/Arista Format: CD, cassette, LP (Brazil and Greece only) 11 5 1 2 9 MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Crash Test Dummies". A Worm's Life Released: October 1, 1996 Label: BMG/Arista Format: CD, cassette 20 61 30 79 78 MC: Platinum Give Yourself a Hand Released: March 23, 1999 Label: BMG/ViK. Recordings Format: CD, cassette 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 The band released a single Christmas album in October 2002. Title Details Jingle All the WayReleased: October 8, 2002 Label: Cha-Ching Format: CD
Compilation albums 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 DummiesReleased: October 1, 2007 Label: Sony BMG/Arista Format: CD, download Demo-litionsReleased: April 19, 2011 Label: Deep Fried Format: Limited edition CD, download
Live albums 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 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 SeriesReleased: 2007–2009 Label: Deep Fried Format: Download
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Album CAN AUS BEL(Fl) Ultratop 50 peaks ultratop.be FIN GER German singles peaks officialcharts.de ICEPeak chart positions for singles on the Icelandic Singles Chart (Íslenski Listinn): "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm": "Swimming In Your Ocean": "Afternoons & Coffeespoons": "God Shuffled His Feet": "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead": IRE Search for Irish peaks Irish Singles Chart NZ New Zealand charts portal charts.org.nz UK USCrash Test Dummies | Awards Allmusic "Superman's Song" 1991 4 87 — — — — — — — 56The Ghosts That Haunt Me "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" 23 — — — — — — — — — "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 ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold BPI: Gold RIAA: GoldGod Shuffled His Feet "Swimming in Your Ocean" 1994 6 118 — — — 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 4 130 — — 73 2 — — 30 —Dumb and Dumber Soundtrack "He Liked to Feel It" 1996 2 127 — — — — — — — — A Worm's Life "My Own Sunrise" 1997 33 — — — — — — — — — "My Enemies" √ 71 — — — — — — — — — "Keep a Lid on Things" 1999 5 103 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "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
Songs recorded for non-album use "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 DVD and video releases Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies (Music video compilation/rockumentary) Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts rockumentary)
Music videos 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
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