"Dumb" is a single by British R'n B group The 411

The 411

The 411 were a four-piece English female R&B group formed late in 2003. The band formed after a couple of the members sang backup vocals on Lemar's version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". The band took its name after the Mary J...

. Released in August 2004, it was included on the group's debut album Between the Sheets. To date, "Dumb" is their highest-charting single reaching number three in the UK Top 75 losing the number one position to Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

's "These Words

These Words

"These Words" is a song written by Natasha Bedingfield, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins for Bedingfield's 2004 debut album Unwritten. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single...

" but beating competition from Sugababes

Sugababes

The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...

 "Caught in a Moment

Caught in a Moment

"Caught in a Moment" is a pop ballad performed by British group Sugababes. It was written by Marius De Vries, Jony Lipsey, Karen Poole, and band members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range for the band's third studio album Three. Released in 2004 as the album's fourth and final single,...

" and Maroon 5

Maroon 5

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's "Harder to Breathe

Harder to Breathe

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In other countries, it fared well but failed to reach any top ten position. "Dumb" managed to reach number twelve in Ireland

Ireland

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, as well as the top 40 in Germany

Germany

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, Australia

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, Switzerland

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 and Austria

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In Germany the song was the theme song for the TV-series "Sex and the City

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" during ProSieben's commercial breaks.

Tracklisting

UK CD 1

1. "Dumb"
2. "Dumb" (Main Ron G. Remix)

German Maxi-CD / UK CD 2

1. "Dumb" (Radio Version) 2:48
2. "Dumb" (Kardinal Beats Remix) 4:31
3. "Dumb" (Cool Kid Remix)** 3:29
4. "Dumb" (Enhanced Musicvideo)

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	3
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	12
German Singles Chart	22
Italian Singles Chart	25
Austrian Singles Chart	33
Australia Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	29
Swiss Single Chart	36