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Give Yourself a Hand
Rock · 1998 · 12 tracks

Give Yourself a Hand

Crash Test Dummies

A sharp pivot into trip-hop beats and high-register falsetto. Surreal, urban, and unexpectedly groovy, it trades folk-rock for late-night lounge textures.

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The one where the 'Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' guy sings in a high voice over trip-hop beats and it actually works.

A playful, slightly sleazy urban noir that trades earnestness for rhythmic experimentation.

Give Yourself a Hand · vs · Crash Test Dummies
Urban Night+4.0σ

Urban Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Keep a Lid on Things
2:45
02
A Cigarette Is All You Get
2:27
03
Just Chillin’
3:32
04
I Want to Par‐tay!
2:29
05
Give Yourself a Hand
3:00
06
Get You in the Morning
2:57
07
Pissed With Me
3:09
08
Just Shoot Me, Baby
3:34
09
A Little Something
4:36
10
I Love Your Goo
3:31
11
Aching to Sneeze
3:23
12
Playing Dead
3:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring shift to a high-register falsetto on the lead single, completely abandoning the expected deep baritone.
The skeletal, hip-hop influenced drum break that opens Pissed With Me, creating a tense and smoky atmosphere.
Ellen Reid taking the lead on A Little Something, providing a moment of genuine, stripped-back vulnerability.
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