The Best of Crash Test Dummies

Greatest hits album by Crash Test Dummies

Released

October 1, 2007

Recorded

1991-2007

Genre

Alt-rock
Folk rock

Length

44:07

Label

Sony BMG/Arista

Crash Test Dummies chronology

The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series
(2007)

The Best of Crash Test Dummies
(2007)

Oooh La La
(2010)

The Best of Crash Test Dummies is a 2007 compilation album by the Crash Test Dummies. It is released by Sony BMG and it includes songs from both the band's BMG and independent releases. It was released on October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01) 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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superman's Song"	4:30
2.	"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"	3:53
3.	"The Ghosts That Haunt Me"	3:44
4.	"Afternoons & Coffeespoons"	3:55
5.	"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" (feat. Ellen Reid)"	3:44
6.	"He Liked to Feel It"	3:54
7.	"Flying Feeling"	3:22
8.	"Every Morning"	2:49
9.	"Keep a Lid on Things"	2:44
10.	"The Day We Never Met"	4:21
11.	"The Unforgiven Ones"	2:51
12.	"It'll Never Leave You Alone"	3:15

2008 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Laid Back"	3:52
14.	"You Said You'd Meet Me (In California)" (Later version included on Oooh La La!)	3:13

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."^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

References

1 2 Monger, James. "Crash Test Dummies: The Best of Crash Test Dummies > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2010.

Crash Test Dummies

Brad Roberts Ellen Reid Dan Roberts Benjamin Darvill Mitch Dorge

Demo Tapes	Original Recipe Demo Tape 2

Studio albums	The Ghosts That Haunt Me God Shuffled His Feet A Worm's Life Give Yourself a Hand I Don't Care That You Don't Mind Jingle All the Way Puss 'n' Boots Songs of the Unforgiven Oooh La La!

EPs	The Cape Breton Lobster Bash Series

Compilations	The Best of Crash Test Dummies Demo-litions

Live Albums	Crash Test Dude (Brad Roberts solo)

Singles	"Superman's Song" "The Ghosts That Haunt Me" "Androgynous" "The First Noel" "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" "Swimming in Your Ocean" "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" "God Shuffled His Feet" "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" "He Liked to Feel It" "My Own Sunrise" "My Enemies" "Keep a Lid on Things" "Get You in the Morning" "Give Yourself a Hand" "Every Morning" "On and On" "The Day We Never Met" "White Christmas" "I'm the Man" "Flying Feeling" "The Unforgiven Ones" "And So Will Always Be" "And It's Beautiful" "Now You See Her" "Promised Land" "I'll Be Peaceful Then"

Videos	Symptomology of a Rock Band: The Case of Crash Test Dummies Crash Test Dude

Discography

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