"Weird Al" Yankovic – Mandatory Fun
Label: |
Way Moby – 88843-09375-2 |
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Format: |
CD
, Album
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Parody |
Tracklist
| 1 | Handy | 2:56 | |
| 2 | Lame Claim To Fame | 3:45 | |
| 3 | Foil | 2:22 | |
| 4 | Sports Song | 2:14 | |
| 5 | Word Crimes | 3:43 | |
| 6 | My Own Eyes | 3:40 | |
| Now That's What I Call Polka! | (4:06) | ||
| 7a | Too Fat Polka | ||
| 7b | Wrecking Ball | ||
| 7c | Pumped Up Kicks | ||
| 7d | Best Song Ever | ||
| 7e | Gangnam Style | ||
| 7f | Call Me Maybe | ||
| 7g | Scream & Shout | ||
| 7h | Somebody That I Used To Know | ||
| 7i | Timber | ||
| 7j | Sexy And I Know It | ||
| 7k | Thrift Shop | ||
| 7l | Get Lucky | ||
| 7m | Mandatory Polka | ||
| 8 | Mission Statement | 4:28 | |
| 9 | Inactive | 2:56 | |
| 10 | First World Problems | 3:13 | |
| 11 | Tacky | 2:53 | |
| 12 | Jackson Park Express | 9:05 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC – DIDX-1051515
- Recorded At – Waystation
- Recorded At – GoDaveyGo Studio
- Recorded At – Bedrock L.A.
- Recorded At – Mad Oak Studios
- Mixed At – Waystation
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Published By – Amethyst Kelly Publishing Designee
- Published By – Grand Hustle Anthems
- Published By – Sony/ATV Sounds LLC
- Published By – Stellar Songs Ltd.
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Universal - Songs Of Polygram International, Inc.
- Published By – Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- Published By – Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
- Published By – Turnfirst Limited
- Published By – Lateral MGMT London Stockholm AB
- Published By – Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
- Published By – Jon Turner Publishing Designee
- Published By – Ear Booker Music
- Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited
- Published By – Songs Music Publishing LLC
- Published By – Songs Of SMP
- Published By – More Water From Nazareth
- Published By – Deyjah's Daddy Muzik
- Published By – I Like 'Em Thicke Music
- Published By – Shapiro Bernstein
- Published By – Kasz Money Publishing
- Published By – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- Published By – Mo Zella Mo Music
- Published By – Songs of Universal, Inc.
- Published By – Sing Little Penguin
- Published By – BMG Platinum Songs
- Published By – BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Published By – Oneirology Publishing
- Published By – Prescription Songs
- Published By – Smims Coffee And Tea Music Publishing
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
- Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – BMG Silver Songs
- Published By – Music Of Big Deal
- Published By – The Family Songbook
- Published By – Bob Erotik Music
- Published By – Holy Cannoli Music
- Published By – Universal Tunes
- Published By – A.D.O. Songs Of Universal, Inc.
- Published By – Sony/ATV Music Publishing HK Korea
- Published By – Jepsen Music Publishing
- Published By – Universal Music Corp.
- Published By – Regular Monkey Productions
- Published By – BMG Gold Songs
- Published By – Crowe Music Publishing
- Published By – BMG Rights Management
- Published By – I.am.composing, LLC
- Published By – BMG Sapphire Songs
- Published By – MusicAllStars
- Published By – Jaymusic
- Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- Published By – Lord Pharoah JB Music
- Published By – Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd.
- Published By – Songs Of Kobalt Music Publishing
- Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
- Published By – Abuela Y Tia Songs
- Published By – Dynamite Cop Music
- Published By – Where Da Kasz At
- Published By – Keep It Simple Stupid Publishing
- Published By – Artist Publishing Group West
- Published By – Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
- Published By – Artist 101 Publishing Group
- Published By – Far Out Music, Inc.
- Published By – Ikke-Bad Music
- Published By – Radio Active Material Publishing Co.
- Published By – Eskaywhy Publishing
- Published By – Hi Mom I Did It
- Published By – Chebra Music
- Published By – Redfoo LLC
- Published By – Yeah Baby Music
- Published By – Macklemore Publishing
- Published By – Inside age Music
- Published By – Ryan Lewis Publishing
- Published By – Inside age Music
- Published By – Imagem Music
- Published By – XLC Music
- Published By – Imagine Dragons Publishing
- Published By – JMosser Music
- Published By – Bluewater Music Corp.
- Published By – Universal Pictures Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Meghan Foley
- Bass – Steve Jay (tracks: 2, 6 to 12)
- Drum Programming – Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11)
- Drums – Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (tracks: 2, 4, 6 to 8, 10, 12)
- Engineer – Rafael Serrano (2)
- Guitar – Jim "Kimo" West* (tracks: 2, 6, 8 to 10, 12)
- Illustration – Alexander Lansang
- Illustration [Pg 2] – Ria Del Rosario
- Keyboards – Jim "Kimo" West* (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11)
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Lyrics By [New] – Al Yankovic* (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11)
- Management – Jay Levey
- Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
- Mixed By – Dave Way
- Other [Hair & Make-up] – Sean James
- Other [Wardrobe] – Lawren Sample
- Percussion – Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (tracks: 2, 7, 8, 12)
- Photography By – Robert Trachtenberg
- Producer – Al Yankovic*
- Written-By – Al Yankovic* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7m, 8, 10, 12)
Notes
Sticker on wrapper reads:
"Featuring the hit parodies
Tacky (Pharrell Williams' "Happy")
Word Crimes (Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines")
Handy (Iggy Azalea's "Fancy")
Plus parodies of
Lorde, Imagine Dragons and more!"
Mixed at Way Station
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 recorded at Way Station and GoDaveyGo Studio
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 recorded at Bedrock L.A.
Amanada Palmer's vocals recorded at Mad Oak Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
Track 1 parody of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea
Track 3 parody of "Royals" by Lorde
Track 5 parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke
Track 7 polka medley featuring:
"Too Fat Polka" by Arthur Godfrey
"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus
"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People
"Best Song Ever" by One Direction
"Gangnam Style" by Psy (7)
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Scream & Shout" by Britney Spears
"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye
"Timber" by Kesha
"Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO
"Thrift Shop" by Ryan Lewis
"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk
Track 9 parody of "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
Track 11 parody of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Track 1 Amethyst Kelly Publishing Designee/Grand Hustle Anthems (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Sounds LLC (SESAC) obo Stellar Songs LTD / EMI Music Publishing LTD UK (PRS), Universal - Songs Of PolyGram Intl., Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Limited / Turnfirst Limited (PRS), Lateral Mgmt London Stockholm AV all rights . by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Jon Turner Publishing Designee
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7m, 8, 10, 12 Ear Booker Music (BMI)
Track 3 EMI April Music Inc. obo EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (ASCAP), Songs Music Publishing, LLC o/b/o Songs of SMP (ASCAP)
Track 5 More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Deyjah's Daddy Muzik (ASCAP), I Like 'Em Thicke Music (ASCAP)
Track 7a Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 7b Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC/Mo Zella Mo Music (ASCAP), Songs Of Universal, Inc./Sing Little Penguin (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) (all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC), Oneirology Publishing/Prescription Songs (ASCAP)
Track 7c Smims Coffee and Tea Music Publishing (BMI)
Track 7d Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS), BMG Silver Songs, Music of Big Deal, The Family Songbook and Bob Erotik Music (. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) (BMI), Holy Cannoli Music (. by Songs Of Universal, Inc.) (BMI)
Track 7e Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs of Universal, Inc. (SESAC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing HK Korea/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Track 7f Jepsen Music Publishing/Universal Music Corp. (SOCAN), Regular Monkey Productions Inc./BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), Crowe Music Publishing/BMG Rights Management (SOCAN)
Track 7g i.am.composing llc/BMG Sapphire Songs (BMI), MusicAllStars/JayMusic/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (BUMA), Lord Pharoah JB Music/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 7h Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd./Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI), Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)
Track 7i Abuela y Tia Songs/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Dynamite Cop Music/Where Da Kasz At (BMI), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), WB Music Corp./Keep It Simple Stupid Publishing (ASCAP) (all rights . by WB Music Corp.), Artist Publishing Group West (ASCAP) (. by Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.), Artist 101 Publishing Group (BMI) (. by Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.), Oneirology Publishing/Prescription Songs (ASCAP), Far Out Music, Inc./Ikke-Bad Music Inc./Radio Active Material Publishing Co. (ASCAP) (all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Track 7j ESKAYWHY Publishing/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Hi Mom I Did It/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Chebra Music/Redfoo LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Yeah Baby Music/Redfoo LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 7k Macklemore Publishing/Inside age Music (BMI), Ryan Lewis Publishing/Inside age Music (BMI)
Track 7l Imagem Music (BMI), XLC Music, Inc./Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 9 Imagine Dragons Publishing/Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), JMosser Music/Bluewater Music Corp. (BMI)
Track 11 More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Universal Pictures Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)
James King appears courtesy of Elektra Records
AFP appears courtesy of herself
℗&© 2014 RCA Records
Marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
"Featuring the hit parodies
Tacky (Pharrell Williams' "Happy")
Word Crimes (Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines")
Handy (Iggy Azalea's "Fancy")
Plus parodies of
Lorde, Imagine Dragons and more!"
Mixed at Way Station
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 recorded at Way Station and GoDaveyGo Studio
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11 recorded at Bedrock L.A.
Amanada Palmer's vocals recorded at Mad Oak Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
Track 1 parody of "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea
Track 3 parody of "Royals" by Lorde
Track 5 parody of "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke
Track 7 polka medley featuring:
"Too Fat Polka" by Arthur Godfrey
"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus
"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster The People
"Best Song Ever" by One Direction
"Gangnam Style" by Psy (7)
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
"Scream & Shout" by Britney Spears
"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye
"Timber" by Kesha
"Sexy And I Know It" by LMFAO
"Thrift Shop" by Ryan Lewis
"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk
Track 9 parody of "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
Track 11 parody of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Track 1 Amethyst Kelly Publishing Designee/Grand Hustle Anthems (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Sounds LLC (SESAC) obo Stellar Songs LTD / EMI Music Publishing LTD UK (PRS), Universal - Songs Of PolyGram Intl., Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK Limited / Turnfirst Limited (PRS), Lateral Mgmt London Stockholm AV all rights . by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Jon Turner Publishing Designee
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7m, 8, 10, 12 Ear Booker Music (BMI)
Track 3 EMI April Music Inc. obo EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (ASCAP), Songs Music Publishing, LLC o/b/o Songs of SMP (ASCAP)
Track 5 More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Deyjah's Daddy Muzik (ASCAP), I Like 'Em Thicke Music (ASCAP)
Track 7a Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 7b Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC/Mo Zella Mo Music (ASCAP), Songs Of Universal, Inc./Sing Little Penguin (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) (all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC), Oneirology Publishing/Prescription Songs (ASCAP)
Track 7c Smims Coffee and Tea Music Publishing (BMI)
Track 7d Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) & WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) o/b/o Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS), BMG Silver Songs, Music of Big Deal, The Family Songbook and Bob Erotik Music (. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC) (BMI), Holy Cannoli Music (. by Songs Of Universal, Inc.) (BMI)
Track 7e Universal Tunes, A.D.O. Songs of Universal, Inc. (SESAC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing HK Korea/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Track 7f Jepsen Music Publishing/Universal Music Corp. (SOCAN), Regular Monkey Productions Inc./BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), Crowe Music Publishing/BMG Rights Management (SOCAN)
Track 7g i.am.composing llc/BMG Sapphire Songs (BMI), MusicAllStars/JayMusic/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (BUMA), Lord Pharoah JB Music/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 7h Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd./Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing (BMI), Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)
Track 7i Abuela y Tia Songs/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Dynamite Cop Music/Where Da Kasz At (BMI), Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), WB Music Corp./Keep It Simple Stupid Publishing (ASCAP) (all rights . by WB Music Corp.), Artist Publishing Group West (ASCAP) (. by Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.), Artist 101 Publishing Group (BMI) (. by Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.), Oneirology Publishing/Prescription Songs (ASCAP), Far Out Music, Inc./Ikke-Bad Music Inc./Radio Active Material Publishing Co. (ASCAP) (all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Track 7j ESKAYWHY Publishing/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Hi Mom I Did It/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Chebra Music/Redfoo LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP), Yeah Baby Music/Redfoo LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 7k Macklemore Publishing/Inside age Music (BMI), Ryan Lewis Publishing/Inside age Music (BMI)
Track 7l Imagem Music (BMI), XLC Music, Inc./Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI), More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Track 9 Imagine Dragons Publishing/Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), JMosser Music/Bluewater Music Corp. (BMI)
Track 11 More Water From Nazareth/EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Universal Pictures Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)
James King appears courtesy of Elektra Records
AFP appears courtesy of herself
℗&© 2014 RCA Records
Marketed and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 8 8843-09375-2 9
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): A02 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 50FC
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): A05 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 50DD
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): A07 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 50F5
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): A10 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 50D4
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): A12 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 50F0
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): A11 DIDX-1051515 1
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L329
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 50F0
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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Mandatory Fun (CD, Album) | Sony Music | 88843093752 | Australia | 2014 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Mandatory Fun (LP, Album) | Way Moby | 88843-09375-1 | US | 2014 | ||
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New Submission
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Mandatory Fun (12×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps) | RCA | none | 2014 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Mandatory Fun (LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing) | Way Moby | 88843-09375-1 | US | 2014 | ||
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New Submission
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Mandatory Fun (12×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps) | RCA | none | US | 2014 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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to mr yankovic or his team of people who read this.....i as i type this a fan for FORTY years ...we've met...we've chatted....i even bought polka party...but as i type this there are still SIX albums of your not readily available on vinyl...off the deep end, alapalooza, straight outta lynwood, running with scissors, bad hair day, and poodle hat (yes i'm aware of the dutch vinyl pressing of off the deep end) the time has come al...record store day twice a year...release one each day make your loyal fans even more er...loyaler...i love you but the time has come ...think of it as maybe earning you enough money that maybe your daughter could go to college without debt
i am your number one fan as youve autographed that on your first album and i won easily the weird al jeopardy here in vancouver for me so i think i have some pull at this point
a close personal friend of yours
george mcw (NOT DAVID)
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If this is really going to be Weird Al's last traditional album, it's a great one to go out on. There's much better variety than Alpocalypse, without any truly skippable songs in the bunch. My favorite original is "My Own Eyes" (an exhilarating, pitch-perfect Foo Fighters tribute that lists a bunch of bizarre memories) and my favorite parody is "Tacky" (turning Pharrell Williams' "Happy" into a gleeful ode to annoying, tasteless behavior. You should see Al perform this on tour - he ensures that it's a particularly memorable way to kick off a concert.)
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