{{Short description|New Zealand band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist | name = DD Smash | image = | caption = | alias = | origin = New Zealand | instrument = | genre = | occupation = | years_active = 1980–1986 | label = | associated_acts = Th' Dudes, Disciplin A Kitschme, Lip Service, Hello Sailor | website = | current_members = | past_members = Dave Dobbyn<br>Peter Warren<br>Rob Guy<br>Lisle Kinney<br>Andrew Clouston }} '''DD Smash''' was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers"<ref>{{cite web|title= DD Smash|url= http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html|work= Biography|publisher= Music.net.nz}}</ref> until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."<ref> {{cite web|title= Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn|url= http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/homegrown-profiles-dave-dobbyn-2005|work= Documentary|publisher= NZ On Screen}}</ref>
==History== DD Smash formed in 1980. By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris as producer.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled ''Cool Bananas'' it debuted at number 1 in New Zealand and was certified triple gold.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
DD Smash split during the mid-1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album ''Cool Bananas'' as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 years of chart-topping music|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/68912803/40-years-of-chart-topping-music|website=Stuff|date=27 May 2015 |accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref>
==Members== * Dave Dobbyn (guitar, vocals, songwriter) * Andrew Clouston (saxophone), * Peter (Rooda) Warren (drums), * Rob Guy (Revox) (guitar) * Lisle Kinney (bass guitar)
==Discography==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Details ! Peak chart<br>positions ! rowspan="2" | Certifications |- ! <small>NZ</small><ref>{{cite web|title=DISCOGRAPHY DD SMASH |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DD+Smash |website=charts.nz |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=19 July 2015 }}</ref> |- | 1982 | ''Cool Bananas'' | * Label: Mushroom Records * Catalogue: L-37832 | align="center" | 1 | * NZ: Platinum<ref name="teara-certs">{{cite web|title=Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/42563/gold-and-platinum-new-zealand-albums-to-2013|website=Te Ara|publisher=Encyclopedia of NZ|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref> |- | 1983 | ''Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes'' | * Label: Mushroom Records * Catalogue: L 29016 | align="center" | 11 | * NZ: Gold<ref name="teara-certs"/> |- | 1984 | ''The Optimist'' | * Label: Mushroom Records * Catalogue: RML 52051 | align="center" | 6 | * NZ: Platinum<ref name="teara-certs"/> |- |colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" align="center" | "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |- |}
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !Year !Title !<small>NZ</small> !<small>AUS</small><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=84}}</ref> !Album |- | rowspan="2" | 1981 | Bull by the Horns <small>(Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash)</small> | align="center" | – |– | Non-album single |- | "Repetition" | align="center" | 25 |– | rowspan="3" |''Cool Bananas'' |- | rowspan="2" | 1982 | "Devil You Know" | align="center" | 35 |– |- | "Solo" | align="center" | – |– |- | rowspan="2" | 1983 | "Outlook for Thursday" | align="center" | 3 |– | Non-album single |- | "Actor" | align="center" | – |– | rowspan="5" |''The Optimist'' |- | rowspan="2" | 1984 | "Whaling" | align="center" | 8 |70 |- | "Surrender" | align="center" | – |– |- | rowspan="2" | 1985 | "Magic (What She Do)" | align="center" | 4 |– |- | "She Loves Me Back" | align="center" | 38 |– |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" align="center" | "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |- |}
=== RIANZ Awards === The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award<ref name="tui">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |title=NZMAs |publisher=nzmusicawards.co.nz |accessdate=2012-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922150022/http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz/category/vault/past-winners/ |archivedate=22 September 2012 }}</ref> ! Details !Result |- | rowspan=7|1982 | Album of the Year | ''Cool Bananas'' | {{won}} |- | Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | {{won}} |- | Top Group of the Year | | {{won}} |- | Most Promising Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | {{won}} |- | Producer of the Year | ''Cool Bananas'' – Ian Morris | {{won}} |- | Engineer of the Year | ''Cool Bananas'' – Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers | {{won}} |- | Sleeve Design of the Year | Wayne Robinson – ''Cool Bananas'' | {{won}} |- | rowspan=10|1983 | Album of the Year | ''Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes'' | {{won}} |- | Single of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | {{won}} |- | Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | {{won}} |- | Top Group of the Year | | {{won}} |- | Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | {{nom}} |- | Most Popular Artist | | {{won}} |- | Best Music Video | "Outlook for Thursday" –Andrew Shaw | {{won}} |- | rowspan=2 | Engineer of the Year | ''Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes''–Graeme Myhre | {{nom}} |- | "Outlook for Thursday"–Paul Streekstra | {{nom}} |- | Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday"– Dave Dobbyn | {{nom}} |- | 1985 | International Achievement | | {{nom}} |- |}
==See also== * Music of New Zealand
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/224.html DD Smash on muzic net] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927014144/http://www.nzmusic.com/music/dd_smash DD Smash Profile] - NZMusic.com * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232906/http://www.nzmusic.com/node/1119 DD Smash Forum] - NZMusic.com * [http://www.oocities.org/sunsetstrip/cabaret/9040/luck.htm 1986 Chris Bourke article on the band and the breakup]
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