Keep a Lid on Things

Infobox Single
Name = Keep a Lid on Things


Artist = Crash Test Dummies
from Album = Give Yourself a Hand
Released = January 1999
Format = CD single
Recorded = Rocket Carousel Studios, One on One South and David Abell Piano Studio, Los Angeles
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 8:38
Label = BMG/ViK. Recordings
Writer = Brad Roberts/Greg Wells
Producer = Greg Wells
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Last single = "My Own Sunrise" (1997)
This single = "Keep a Lid on Things" (1999)
Next single = "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.

#"Keep a Lid on Things" - 2:44
#"Filter Queen" - 2:55
#"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.

Charts