Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

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"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
Mmm mmm singlecover.jpg
Single by Crash Test Dummies
from the album God Shuffled His Feet
ReleasedOctober 1993 (1993-10) [1]
Studio Music Head Recording (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)
Genre Alternative rock [2]
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s) Brad Roberts
Producer(s)
Crash Test Dummies singles chronology
"The First Noel"
(1992)
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
(1993)
"Swimming in Your Ocean"
(1994)
Music video
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" on YouTube

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [55] Platinum70,000^
Germany (BVMI) [73] Gold250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [74] Platinum10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [75] Platinum 
United Kingdom (BPI) [76] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [77] Gold700,000 [78]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeOctober 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[1]
United KingdomApril 11, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[79]

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