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The ''In Utero'' recording of "Dumb" features [[cello]] by Kera Schaley, a friend of Albini's who also played on the album's second single and closing track, "[[All Apologies]]," as well as an unreleased take of the eventual b-side, "[[Marigold (Dave Grohl song)|Marigold]]." As Schaley recalled in a 2010 interview with ''Swan Fungus'', "I went to the studio...and Steve played the song 'Dumb' for me. I wrote a part for it and then Kurt came in and listened, told me what to leave out and what to keep. Then he asked me to play around with 'All Apologies.'"<ref>{{cite news |last1=evanhlevine |title=Interview: Kera Anne Schaley (Diaper, Martyr & Pistol) |url=https://swanfungus.com/2010/03/interview-kera-anne-schaley-diaper-martyr-pistol/ |access-date=29 October 2022 |work=Swan Fungus |issue=22 March 2010}}</ref> In 2023, she shared her recollection of hearing the song for the first time, telling ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone's]]'' Brian Hiatt, "I remember I heard 'Dumb' and then when Kurt came in, I looked at him and I said, 'This is a really beautiful song.' And I think he might’ve thought that was funny, but he was like, 'Thank you.'" According to Schaley, the final cello line for the song was recorded in about three takes.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |title=She Played on 'In Utero' — and Never Talked About It. Until Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/in-utero-30th-anniversary-cello-kurt-cobain-1234829449/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=21 September 2023}}</ref>

==Post-In Utero==

On November 18, 1993, the band performed an acoustic version of "Dumb" during their ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' appearance at [[Sony Music Studios]] in [[New York City]]. This version featured second guitar by [[Pat Smear]] and cello by [[Lori Goldston]], the band's live cellist during the American leg of the ''In Utero'' tour.

The song was performed, along with "[[Serve the Servants]]," at Nirvana's final television appearance, on February 23, 1994 in [[Rome, Italy]] for the ''[[RAI]]'' television show, ''Tunnel''. This version featured cello by [[Melora Creager]], the live cellist during the European leg of the ''In Utero'' tour.

"Dumb" was performed for the final time live at Nirvana's last concert, on March 1, 1994 at Terminal 1 in [[Munich, Germany]].

==Composition and lyrics==