Dumb Things

"Dumb Things"
Single by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
from the album Under the Sun
B-side"Deportees"
ReleasedJanuary 1989 (1989-01)
StudioTrafalgar, Sydney
GenreRock, ska
Length2:46
LabelWhite Label
Songwriter(s)Paul Kelly
Producer(s)Martin Armiger, Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls singles chronology
"Don't Stand So Close to the Window"
(1988)
"Dumb Things"
(1989)
"Sweet Guy"
(1989)
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"Dumb Things" or "I've Done all the Dumb Things" is a song by Australian rock group Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, released as the fourth single from their second album, Under the Sun. It was released by Mushroom Records imprint White Label Records in January 1989 and reached No. 36 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. In the US, it was released under the band name, Paul Kelly and the Messengers, which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. A music video, directed by Larry Williams, was provided for the single – a still from the clip is used as the single's cover.