Dumb Dumb (Red Velvet song)

"Dumb Dumb"
Single by Red Velvet
from the album The Red
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)
GenreDance-pop
Length3:22
Label
Composer(s)
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Red Velvet singles chronology
"Ice Cream Cake"
(2015) 		"Dumb Dumb"
(2015) 		"Wish Tree"
(2015)
Music video
"Dumb Dumb" on YouTube

"Dumb Dumb" is a song by South Korean girl group Red Velvet for their first studio album The Red (2015). It was written by Seo Ji-eum of Jam Factory and Kim Dong-hyun, while production and arrangement was handled by LDN Noise, Deanna Dellacioppa, Tayla Parx, and Ryan S. Jhun.[1] An uptempo dance-pop track, its lyrics conveys a girl expressing her awkwardness regarding her feelings towards the object of her affections. It was released as the lead single of The Red on September 8, 2015[2] by SM Entertainment,[1] along with an accompanying music video.[3]

"Dumb Dumb" received positive reviews from critics, who praised its production and the group's vocal delivery—regarding it as one of the group's signature "red" concept songs. It attained commercial success, peaking at number two on Gaon Digital Chart and number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart. The song has since been named by Dazed Digital as their top K-pop track of 2015[4] and was ranked at #70 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[5] Its music video was also included in Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Videos of 2015.[6]

  1. ^ a b "K-Pop Masterminds DR & Ryan Jhun Reveal the Stories Behind Their Hits, from Red Velvet's 'Dumb Dumb' to Taeyeon's 'I'". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 9, 2015). "Red Velvet Drop Brassy 'Dumb Dumb' Single, Quirky 'Red' Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Kim, D. (May 10, 2018). "Red Velvet's "Dumb Dumb" Becomes Their 2nd MV To Hit 100 Million Views". Soompi. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "The top 20 K-Pop tracks of 2015". Dazed Digital. November 30, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Ducker, Eric (December 22, 2015). "10 Best Music Videos of 2015". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2021.