Dumb Love

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"Dumb Love"
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Single by Sean Kingston
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"Letting Go (Dutty Love)"
(2010)
"Dumb Love"
(2010)
"Party All Night (Sleep All Day)"
(2010)

"Dumb Love" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston. The song was originally released as the third single from Kingston's third studio album, Back 2 Life , but was taken off for unknown reasons. It was released on September 7, 2010, as a digital download in the United States. It peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 92 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song rose to popularity due to Sean's appearance and performance of the song on The Suite Life on Deck. The song was written by Steven Battey and Carlos Battey and the Smeezingtons (Ari Levine, Philip Lawrence, and Bruno Mars). The song's chorus interpolates elements from "Come Go With Me" (1957) by the Del-Vikings, as written by Clarence Quick. [1]

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Background

The single was released on iTunes on September 7, 2010. Kingston sang the song on The Suite Life on Deck episode Party On! , which he guest starred on, in order to win London Tipton's affection.

Track listing

Digital download #1 [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb Love"3:06
Digital download #2 [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Dumb Love" (Radio Disney Version)3:06

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)92
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 84

Release history

CountryDateTypeLabel
United StatesSeptember 7, 2010Digital download #1 [2] Sony Music Entertainment
November 11, 2010Digital download #2 [3]

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References

  1. "ACE Title Search - DUMB LOVE". ASCAP . Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Dumb Love - Single by Sean Kingston". iTunes . itunes.apple.com/.
  3. 1 2 "Dumb Love (Radio Disney Version) - Single by Sean Kingston". iTunes . itunes.apple.com/.
  4. "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.