Songfacts®:

• This song finds Mimi Webb breaking up with her boyfriend. She's driven two hours to tell him to his face that she can't continue with the relationship because they've both changed over time and are no longer good for each other. Webb tried to be someone else in order to keep the romance going, but ultimately she wasn't being true to herself. Now it's time for him to kiss her goodbye.
• Webb nods to one of her old hit songs in the chorus.
  
  You miss the old me, so young, dumb and happy
  
  Webb's single "Dumb Love" is about those exciting early days of a relationship when you're so smitten with your love interest you're oblivious of their faults. The singer's soon-to-be ex misses the old, naïve Mimi Webb, who was blind to his shortcomings.
• Webb teased the track on her TikTok account on May 13, 2022 before releasing it as a single a fortnight later.
• Mimi Webb wrote the song with:
  
  Pablo Bowman of the Manchester writing and production collective The Six. Bowman also co-penned Webb's previous single, "House On Fire."
  
  Los Angeles singer-songwriter Casey Smith. His other credits include Jonas Brothers' "Cool" and Olivia Rodrogo's "Jealousy, Jealousy."
  
  Chicago songwriter and producer Ross Golan. He has also worked with Ariana Grande ("Dangerous Woman") and Selena Gomez ("Same Old Love").
  
  The song's producer Gian Stone, whose resumé also includes hits for Maroon 5 ("Girls Like You") and Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber ("Stuck With U").