"Stupid Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, which was released in 1993 as the second single from her debut studio album Whatever.

[1] Speaking of the song, Mann told Tony Clayton-Lea of the Sunday Tribune in 1993, "Most of 'Stupid Thing' comes from a particular relationship and the frustration someone would feel because they're stopping something before it's even started.

"[2] Tony Clayton-Lea of the Sunday Tribune commented that "Stupid Thing" was "about the way in which some relationships break apart before they've been given the chance to properly knit together".

[3] In a review of Whatever, Kara Manning of Rolling Stone noted the song "aptly targets a disappointing lover from the perspective of his 'dear departed'".

[4] John Mackie of the Vancouver Sun described the song as a "sad and beautiful ballad, with a killer chorus".