From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crash Test Dummies discography
Crash Test Dummies discography
Year Album Chart Po- Certifications Notes
sitions
CAN CAN
1988 Original Recipe — — Demo tape — The band’s original 5-song demo.
1989 Demo Tape 2 — — Two song demo. Extremely hard to find.
Crash Test Dummies discography
Releases
Albums
↙Studio albums 8 Pre-label releases
↙Live albums 1 The band released two demo tapes. Both feature songs
that would eventually appear on their debut album, as
↙Compilation albums 2
well as two songs that were never featured on future re-
↙EPs 1 leases.
↙Singles 23
Studio albums
↙Video albums 2
The band’s first four albums were released by BMG, while
↙Pre-label releases 2 subsequent albums were released on Brad Roberts own
label Cha-Ching/Deep Fried Records.
↙Themed albums 1
The discography of Canadian folk rock/alternative rock
Themed/topical albums
band Crash Test Dummies consists of eight primary stu- The band released a single Christmas album during the
dio albums, twenty-three singles, one live album, a great- fall of 2002.
est hits compilation, and two video releases. This list does
not include material recorded by band members individ- EPs
ually or with other side projects. Crash Test Dummies have released a collection of songs
Crash Test Dummies is most identifiable through for purchase via their online store about Brad Roberts’
Brad Roberts’ distinctive bass-baritone voice, and the experiences within Cape Breton.
backing/occasional lead vocals of Ellen Reid. During its
heyday, the band consisted of Roberts, Ellen Reid (co-vo- Compilation albums
cals, keyboards), Brad’s brother Dan Roberts (bass gui- Crash Test Dummies released a greatest hits compilation
tar), Benjamin Darvill (harmonica, mandolin), and Mitch in 2007, followed by a compilation of unreleased demos
Dorge (drums, percussion). Today, only Brad Roberts and in 2011.
Ellen Reid have appeared on every album, while Dan
Roberts still occasionally tours with the band. Mitch Live albums
Dorge has been busy working with Tuesday’s Girl and
Charlie Redstar, along with his own projects, since 2002, In 2001 Brad Roberts released a live album, which con-
but is rumoured to reunite with the band in the fall of sists of Crash Test Dummies songs, along with various
2010 for a show in Winnipeg.[1] Benjamin Darvill has been covers.
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.[2]
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crash Test Dummies discography
Year Album Chart positions Certifications
CAN thresholds)
AUS NZ US UK (sales thresholds)
[3 ] [4 ] [5 ] [6 ]
1991 The Ghosts that Haunt Me 2 [7] — — — — • CAN: 4× Platinum[8]
• Released: 1991
• Label: BMG/Arista
• Format: CD, Cassette, LP (Germany only)
1993 God Shuffled His Feet 26 [9] 5 1 9 2 • CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
• Released: October 26, 1993 • UK: Gold[10]
• Label: BMG/Arista • US: 2× Platinum[11]
• Format: CD, Cassette, LP (Brazil and Greece only)
1996 A Worm’s Life 20 [12] — 30 78 — • CAN: Platinum[8]
• Released: October, 1996
• Label: BMG/Arista
• Format: CD, Cassette
1999 Give Yourself a Hand 14 [13] — — — —
• Released: March 23, 1999
• Label: BMG/ViK. Recordings
• Format: CD, Cassette
2001 I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind — — — — —
• Released: April 3, 2001
• Label: Cha-Ching Records
• Format: CD
2003 Puss ’n’ Boots — — — — —
• Released: October 21, 2003
• Label: Cha-Ching Records
• Format: CD
2004 Songs of the Unforgiven — — — — —
• Released: October 12, 2004
• Label: Deep Fried Records
• Format: CD
2010 Oooh La La! — — — — —
• Released: May 11, 2010
• Label: Deep Fried Records
• Format: CD, Download
Year Album Chart positions Certifications
thresholds)
(sales thresholds)
CAN US UK
2002 Jingle All the Way — — —
• Released: October 8, 2002
• Label: Cha-Ching Records
• Format: CD
Year Album Chart positions Certifications
thresholds)
(sales thresholds)
CAN US
2007 The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series — —
• Released: Ongoing
• Label: Deep Fried Records
• Format: Download
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crash Test Dummies discography
Year Album Chart positions Certifications
thresholds)
(sales thresholds)
CAN US
2007 The Best of Crash Test Dummies — —
• Released: October 1, 2007
• Label: Sony BMG/Arista
• Format: CD, Download
2011 Demo-litions — —
• Released: April 19, 2011
• Label: Deep Fried Records
• Format: Limited Edition CD, Download
Year Album Chart Po- Certifications
sitions thresholds)
(sales thresholds)
US
2001 Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts solo) — —
• Released: 2001
• Label: Cha-Ching Records
• Format: CD
Singles qa-with-crash-test-dummies-brad-roberts/.
Retrieved 2010-05-11.
[2] "Voice from city’s past revives Dummies with new
Other songs CD". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/
Songs recorded for non-album use entertainment/music/voice-from-citys-past-
revives-dummies-with-new-cd-93182644.html.
• "The First Noel" on A Lump of Coal and the B Side to
[3] "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". australian-
Androgynous CD single.
charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/
• "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" (XTC cover) on
showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crash+Test+Dummies.
Dumb and Dumber soundtrack (1995) and released as a
Retrieved 2011-10-09.
single.
[4] "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". charts.org.nz.
• "All You Pretty Girls" (XTC cover) on A Testimonial
http://charts.org.nz/
Dinner: The Songs of XTC and released as the B Side
showinterpret.asp?interpret=Crash+Test+Dummies.
to My Own Sunrise.
Retrieved 2011-10-09.
• "One Of Us" Leaked acoustic demo recorded in 1994.
[5] "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies". billboard.com.
Originally written with Brad Roberts in mind, but he
http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/crash-test-
ultimately did not record a full version of it.
dummies/chart-history/10366?f=305&g=Albums.
• "Handy Candyman" on Keep A Lid On Things single
Retrieved 2011-10-09.
(1999) and Give Yourself A Hand (Japanese CD).
[6] "Chart Stats - Crash Test Dummies".
• "Filter Queen" on Keep A Lid On Things single (1999)
theofficialcharts.com.
• "Party’s Over" on Get You In The Morning single
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/
(1999)
crash%20test%20dummies/. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
[7] "RPM Chart Aug 31/91".
DVD/Video releases http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/
028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1611&type=1&interval
• Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test
Retrieved 2010-May-13.
Dummies (Music video compilation/Rockumentary)
[8] ^ "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada.
• Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts Rockumentary)
Retrieved on 2011-10-09. Note: User needs to enter
"Crash Test Dummies" in the "Search" field,
References "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go"
[1] "Q&A With Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts". button. Select "More info" next to the relevant
Magnet (magazine). 2010-05-50. entry to see full certification history.
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2010/05/10/
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crash Test Dummies discography
Date Song Peak Chart Position Album
CAN AUS NZ 14]
UK[14] US
1991 March "Superman’s Song" 4 - - - 56 The Ghosts That Haunt Me
August "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" 24 - - - -
December "Androgynous" 73 - - - -
1992 December "The First Noel" / "Winter Song" - - - - - A Lump of Coal / The Ghosts That Haunt
Me
1993 October "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" 14 1 4 2 4 God Shuffled His Feet
1994 January "Swimming in Your Ocean" 6 - - - -
June "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" 7 40 41 23 66
October "God Shuffled His Feet" 14 - - - -
1995 January "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkin- 4 - - 30 - Dumb and Dumber Soundtrack
head"
1996 September "He Liked to Feel It" 2 - - - - A Worm’s Life
1997 January "My Own Sunrise" 33 - - - -
1997 June "My Enemies" √ 71 - - - -
1999 January "Keep a Lid on Things" 5 - - - - Give Yourself a Hand
June "Get You in the Morning" 45 - - - -
"Give Yourself a Hand" √ - - - - -
2001 March "Every Morning" - - - - - I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind
"On and On" √ - - - - -
July "The Day We Never Met" - - - - -
2002 October "White Christmas" √ - - - - - Jingle All the Way
2003 October "I’m the Man" / "Flying Feeling" √ - - - - - Puss ’n’ Boots
"Flying Feeling" √ - - - - -
2004 October "The Unforgiven Ones" √ - - - - - Songs of the Unforgiven
"And So Will Always Be" √ - - - - -
2010 April "And It’s Beautiful" √ - - - - - Oooh La La!
September "Now You See Her" √ - - - - -
"—" indicates the single didn’t chart or wasn’t released in given country.
"√" indicates the single was a promotional-only release.
"
[9] "RPM Chart Nov 20/93". Retrieved 2011-10-09. Note: User must define
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/ ’Artist’ search parameter as "Crash Test Dummies".
[12] "RPM Chart Oct 21/96".
028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2304&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2.
Retrieved 2010-May-13. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/
[10] "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic 028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9835&type=1&interval
Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-09. Note: User Retrieved 2010-May-13.
needs to enter "Crash Test Dummies" in the [13] "RPM Chart Apr 12/99".
"Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/
click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to 028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7439&type=1&interval
the relevant entry to see full certification history. Retrieved 2010-May-13.
[11] "Searchable Database". Recording Industry [14] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums
Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/ (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records
goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Limited. p. 125. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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