It was written by David Hess and Camille Monte, arranged by Al Gorgoni, produced by Jim Vienneau, and released in November 1963.

[1] The single was a minor hit, entering the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and was featured on her debut full-length LP, Meet Ginny Arnell.

I don't know if it's word-for-word as the American version, but it sure is nice to listen to...[7]The song was released as a 7" single, which included the B-side "How Many Times Can One Heart Break?

"[10] MGM Records promoted "Dumb Head," among other new releases, in a full-page advertisement placed in the October 26, 1963 edition of Billboard Magazine.

The producers mistakenly started playing Bobby Rydell's "Wild One" instead of "Dumb Head,"[12] but the mistake was soon corrected and, though Arnell was embarrassed, she completed the appearance.

[13] In a 1964 review of "Meet Ginny Arnell," Billboard magazine singled out "Dumb Head" as "a hefty chart entry," going on to give the album a "Pop Special Merit" award designation.

Allmusic's Dave Thompson praised the song's instrumentation and Arnell's vocal performance, particularly the "duh-di-duh-di-duh" chorus.

"[15] Trevor Tolliver, in his book You Don't Own Me: The Life and Times of Lesley Gore, called the song "atrocious" and the lyrics "sickening.

Vice's Mish Way, while skeptical of Arnell's recording, praised The Sharades' version, calling it "the cheekiest slumber party anthem that ever existed.