Song:Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
Album:The Best Of Crash Test Dummies
The 1993 single Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm was the biggest international hit for the Canadian band Crash Test Dummies. They are a much bigger deal at home and Superman's Song was a bigger hit in Canada. Crash Test Dummies are from Winnipeg led by lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Brad Roberts. The formation of the band came out of the Winnipeg club scene. At first they were called Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. A friend of the band who was a medical student suggested the name Crash Test Dummies. It looks like Roberts sent demos to record companies as a solo artist but he decided to leave it as a band when they signed with BMG Canada in 1991. The rest of the band was Benjamin Darvill on harmonica, Ellen Reid on keyboards, Roberts' brother Dan Roberts on bass and Mitch Dorge on drums. Their 1991 debut album The Ghosts That Haunt Me was produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. Superman's Song reached #4 on the Canadian charts. The album was certified 4XPlatinum. There was enough interest that Arista picked them up for the US release of the 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet. That album was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm was a worldwide hit. It reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 2XPlatinum. That turned out to be Crash Test Dummies' biggest hit though they continued to have success in Canada. They released four albums on Arista/BMG and this budget comp covers those recordings. Darvill left in 2000. The band wasn't getting along with BMG. So they left and released an album on their own label. It was around this time that Roberts was in a serious car accident. He recorded while recuperating and that became the 2001 album I Don't Care That You Don't Mind. Ellen Reid released a solo album. The band was on hiatus and Roberts began projects solo and then turned them into Crash Test Dummies albums. He actually released a solo album in 2011. And then he toured solo with Stuart Cameron who he worked with after the split. Crash Test Dummies reformed and they have been touring for the last year. They released a couple of singles but it is not clear of they plan to record an album. Here's the video for Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm by Crash Test Dummies.
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