Actor (DD Smash song)

The Optimist
The Optimist
Studio album by DD Smash
Released	1984
Genre	Rock
Label	Mushroom
Producer	Charles Fisher
DD Smash chronology
Singles from The Optimist
	"Actor"; Released: 1984; "Whaling"; Released: 1984; "Magic (What She Do)"; Released: 1984; "She Loves Me Back"; Released: 1985; "Surrender"; Released: 1985;

The Optimist is a 1984 album by the New Zealand band DD Smash, their final studio album led by Dave Dobbyn before he launched his solo career. The album reached number 6 on the New Zealand music charts and remained in the chart for 26 weeks.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Dobbyn

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Magic (What She Do)"	3:48
2.	"The Optimist"	4:05
3.	"Surrender"	4:15
4.	"She Loves Me Back"	4:08
5.	"Actor"	4:14
6.	"Whaling"	3:43

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Open Up"	3:22
8.	"What A Day"	3:33
9.	"Don't Give Up"	3:48
10.	"Guilty Through Neglect"	4:43
11.	"Tobacco Indian"	4:04
12.	"Headstart"	3:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[1]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[2]	33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[3]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Charts.nz – DD Smash – The Optimist". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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[NZ-1] "Charts.nz – DD Smash – The Optimist". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[2] "Top Selling Albums of 1985 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[3] "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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