"Afternoons & Coffeespoons" is a song by Canadianrock bandCrash Test Dummies, released byArista Records in June 1994, as the third single from the band's 1993 albumGod Shuffled His Feet. "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" has been called the band's most popular song amongst fans.[1] It is also one of their most successful songs commercially, peaking at number two in Iceland, number seven in Canada, number 16 in Finland, and number 66 in the United States. The accompanying music video was directed by Tim Hamilton.
Upon the release of the single,Larry Flick fromBillboard magazine called it "another winner" for the band, writing that although it did not live up to the catchiness of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", it was a "very hummable" song.[4] Martin Aston fromMusic Week gave it a score of four out of five, naming it "another strong melody, another hummable chorus, another Top 10 hit."[5] Emma Cochrane fromSmash Hits gave it three out of five, writing, "Unfortunately this single hasn't got a great hook like "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".Radio One love them because they fit into their newadult rock sound."[6]
The music video for "Afternoons & Coffeespoons" was directed by Tim Hamilton[7] and featuresBrad Roberts as a patient in a hospital, with the rest of the band playing the doctors operating on him. A boredGrim reaper passes the time smoking, talking on his cellphone and watching the other patients as he waits for him to expire. The video ends with Roberts getting discharged, with a choreographed wheelchair dance on the hospital helipad.
