It was released on April 21, 2023, via Mercury Records as the third single from the band's fifth studio album The Maybe Man.

[3][4] A music video for "The Dumb Song" directed by Edoardo Ranaboldo and Austin Roa was released on April 21, 2023.

[7] Work on the song is temporarily paused during May, June, and July 2022 to perform a world tour.

[8] The drums and trumpet are first recorded in August 2022, and the band starts revising demo mixes in November 2022.

The music video ends with the band listening to the song's final mix in their car, approving it.