Dumbing Up is the fifth and final studio album by World Party, released in 2000 on Karl Wallinger's own record label.

[5][6] The album was supported by the single "Here Comes the Future" which included non-album b-side "Nothing Lasts Forever".

In addition to changing the song sequence, the 2006 release of Dumbing Up drops the tracks "All the Love That's Wasted" and "Little Bit of Perfection", and replaces them with "'Til I Got You" and "I Thought You Were a Spy".

[7] NPR wrote that "with great melodies and astute lyrics, Dumbing Up is cause for celebration.

"[8] The Guardian wrote that the songs, while tuneful, "display a dogged determination to ignore the last 30 years of pop.