ever dabbled in over the course of a prolific pop-punk career." In a review for Complex, Tara Mahadevan claimed that the song and the lyrics were "uplifting" and "empowering". Exclaim!s Josiah Hughes published a rave review and called the song "punk pop banger". Rap Up applauded track's encouraging lyrical message. Ming Lee Newcomb of Consequence of Sound described "Dumb Blonde" as "cheeky, drum-heavy track". She noted that "song solidifies the sk8er girl's effort to make a cultural comeback". Israel Daramota of Spin praised "anthemic" nature of the composition. He felt that "['Dumb Blonde']'s percussion-based track owes a lot more to Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' mold, but it also captures the sneering attitude found on Lavigne's best known tracks." Glenn Rowley from Billboard called the song a "fiery collaboration". While reviewing "Dumb Blonde", Melody Lau from CBC Music complemented the idea of challenging 'dumb blonde' stereotypes. Mike Nied from Idolator made the observation that "Dumb Blonde" was one of the "sort of fiery banger that deserves plenty of radio play." Alex Zidel of HotNewHipHop gave a positive review and expected "Dumb Blonde" to be "iconic as both the artists behind it". He considered the song was "a definitely a feel-good joint" between Lavigne and Minaj. Conversely, Forbes magazine named the song the 4th worst song of 2019, calling it "a failed attempt at a girl power anthem". Similarly, Callie Ahlgrim of Insider ranked "Dumb Blonde" among the worst songs of 2019, calling it "deeply uninspired" and criticizing Lavigne's decision to collaborate with Nicki Minaj. Live performances On February 15, 2019, Lavigne released on her YouTube channel her first live performance of the song on the Honda Stage at Henson Recording Studios, from a partnership between iHeartRadio and Honda. On June 17, 2019, Lavigne performed a short version of the song at the Radio Disney ARDYS Awards 2019 along with shorter versions of previous hits, "Sk8er Boi", "Complicated" and "Head Above Water" respectively. Avril Lavigne also performed the song on her Head Above Water Tour 2019. Chart performance and in other media "Dumb Blonde" debuted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, number 24 on the US Pop Digital Song Sales chart, number 14 on the Japan Hot Overseas, number 22 on the UK Independent Singles Chart, and number 16 on the New Zealand Hot Singles. Overall, "Dumb Blonde" moderately peaked in seven countries component charts, making it the second