Song · Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
“Dumb Things” by Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls
From the album Under the Sun (1987)
“Dumb Things” by Paul Kelly & the Coloured Girls appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1988. It was first released in 1987 on the album Under the Sun. Its best result is #105 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #287 alternative song of 1988.
In Australia the band was Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls; in the US, this single went out under the name Paul Kelly and the Messengers. "Dumb Things", also known by its longer title "I've Done All the Dumb Things", was the fourth single lifted from their second album, Under the Sun, and White Label Records, an imprint of Mushroom, put it out in January 1989.
At home it got as far as No. 36 on the ARIA singles chart, and in the States it reached No. 16 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. Larry Williams directed the video, and a still from it doubles as the single's cover.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 105 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
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