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"Keep a Lid on Things"
Single by Crash Test Dummies
from the album Give Yourself a Hand
Released	January 1999
Recorded	Rocket Carousel Studios, One on One South and David Abell Piano Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Trip hop downtempo
Length	2:44
Label	BMG ViK. Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Brad Roberts Greg Wells
Producer(s)	Greg Wells
Crash Test Dummies singles chronology
"My Own Sunrise" (1997) "Keep a Lid on Things" (1999) "Get You in the Morning" (1999)

"Keep a Lid on Things" is a song by Canadian group Crash Test Dummies and was the first single from their 1999 album Give Yourself a Hand. The song featured a new sound for the group, most notably Brad Roberts using falsetto vocals.

Track listing

Lyrics written by Brad Roberts. Music written by Brad Roberts and Greg Wells.

1. "Keep a Lid on Things" - 2:44
2. "Filter Queen" - 2:55
3. "Handy Candyman" - 3:00

Music video

The music video for the song features Brad Roberts driving robot versions of the band and having to leave on a jetpack to locate a new battery. The video was filmed in Toronto in December 1998. The video premiered on MuchMusic on February 8, 1999.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1. "Keep a Lid on Things (music video)". YouTube.
2. "Crash Test Dummies News". Archived from the original on 2001-01-09. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
3. "Win the CD single: "Keep A Lid on Things"". Archived from the original on 2001-05-28. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
4. "Crash Test Dummies Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
5. "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 8, December 13, 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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