The Best of Crash Test Dummies is a 2007 compilation album by the Crash Test Dummies

Crash Test Dummies

The Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...

. It is released by Sony BMG and it includes songs from both the band's BMG and independent releases. It was released on and re-released on March 10, 2008 with the inclusion of two previously unreleased tracks. The re-release carries a slightly different title of, "Best Of Crash Test Dummies - Collections".

Track listing

1. "Superman's Song
   Superman's Song
   "Superman's Song" was the first single of the Canadian folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies and came from their 1991 debut album The Ghosts That Haunt Me. The single was the group's first hit, charting in both Canada and the United States...
   
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2. "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
   Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
   "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" is a single by the Canadian folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies, featured on their 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet.-CD maxi:# "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" — 3:53# "Here I Stand Before Me" — 3:07...
   
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3. "The Ghosts That Haunt Me
   The Ghosts That Haunt Me (song)
   "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" is a song by Crash Test Dummies and was the second single from their 1991 debut album The Ghosts That Haunt Me.-Music video:The music video features the band performing at a puppet show featuring a couple of skeletons....
   
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4. "Afternoons & Coffeespoons
   Afternoons & Coffeespoons
   "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" is a song of the Canadian pop band Crash Test Dummies and is the third single from the 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet. "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" has been called the band's most popular song amongst fans....
   
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5. "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
   The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
   "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" is a single by XTC from their 1992 album Nonsuch. It was the band's second #1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was covered and released as a single by Crash Test Dummies in 1995 for the soundtrack to the film Dumb and Dumber...
   
   " (feat. Ellen Reid
   Ellen Reid
   Ellen Reid provides backing vocals, piano, keyboards and accordion for the Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies....
   
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6. "He Liked to Feel It
   He Liked To Feel It
   "He Liked to Feel It" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the first single from their 1996 album A Worm's Life. The song and subsequent video generated some controversy for the band due to the subject matter about a boy, who experimented with different ways of pulling out his...
   
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7. "Flying Feeling"
8. "Every Morning"
9. "Keep a Lid on Things
   Keep A Lid On Things
   "Keep a Lid on Things" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the first single from their 1999 album Give Yourself a Hand. The song featured a new sound for the group, most notably Brad Roberts using falsetto vocals.-Track listing:...
   
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10. "The Day We Never Met
    The Day We Never Met
    "The Day We Never Met" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the second and last single from their 2001 album I Don't Care That You Don't Mind.-Music video:The music video for the song is inspired by the film Rear Window...
    
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11. "The Unforgiven Ones"
12. "It'll Never Leave You Alone"

2008 reissue bonus tracks

13. "Laid Back"
14. "You Said You'd Meet Me (In California)"

Reception

Allmusic writer James Christopher Monger gave the compilation 3½ out of 5 stars and states that "Best of Crash Test Dummies touches on all of (the band's) albums, grabbing the strongest cuts (many of which were initially buried amongst more cringe-inducing moments) and bringing them front and center. Songs like Unforgiven Ones, Ghosts That Haunt Me, the still heartbreaking Superman Song and even the one-off cover of XTC's Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (recorded when the original was only a year old), and the oddball faux-neo-soul of Keep a Lid on Things are oddly infectious, though just as divisive now as they were in their heyday."