"Weird Al" Yankovic – Dare To Be Stupid

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Label:	Rock 'N' Roll Records – FZ 40033
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Carrollton Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1985
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1	Like A Surgeon Music By – Billy Steinberg And Tom Kelly*	3:29
A2	Dare To Be Stupid	3:24
A3	I Want A New Duck Music By – Huey Lewis	3:01
A4	One More Minute	4:02
A5	Yoda Music By – Ray Davies	3:53
B1	George Of The Jungle Performer [Special Appearance] – Bill Scott (3) Written-By – Stan Worth	1:00
B2	Slime Creatures From Outer Space	4:20
B3	Girls Just Want To Have Lunch Music By – Robert Hazard	2:44
B4	This Is The Life Engineer – George Tutko	3:02
B5	Cable TV Backing Vocals – The Waters Sisters	3:34
	Hooked On Polkas	(3:50)
B6a	12th Street Rag
B6b	State Of Shock
B6c	Sharp Dressed Man
B6d	What's Love Got To Do With It
B6e	Method Of Modern Love
B6f	Owner Of A Lonely Heart
B6g	We're Not Going To Take It
B6h	99 Luftballons
B6i	Footloose
B6j	The Reflex
B6k	Bang Your Head
B6l	Relax
B6m	Ear Booker Polka

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Published By – Billy Steinberg Music
Published By – Denise Barry Music
Published By – Brigitte Baby Publishing
Published By – Polifer Publishing
Published By – Hulex Music
Published By – Davray Music Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Jay Ward Publishing
Published By – Heroic Music
Published By – Ear Booker Music
Published By – Holy Moley Music
Recorded At – Santa Monica Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Manufactured By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Records

Credits

Arranged By – Al Yankovic*
Art Direction – Lane/Donald
Banjo – Al Viola
Bass Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals – Steve Jay
Body Percussion [Musical Hands] – "Musical Mike" Kieffer
Clarinet – Joel Peskin
Drums, Percussion – Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
Engineer – Tony Papa (tracks: A1 to B3, B5, B6)
Guitar – Rick Derringer
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jim West (2)
Illustration – Lou Beach
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Accordion, Keyboards, Theremin – "Weird Al" Yankovic
Lyrics By – Al Yankovic* (tracks: A1, A3, A5, B3)
Management – Jay Levey
Photography By – Dennis Keeley (2)
Piano – Sonny Burke (2)
Producer – Rick Derringer
Saxophone – Jimmy Zavala*
Saxophone, Clarinet – Gary Herbig
Scratches – The Glove*
Synthesizer, Piano – Pat Regan
Trumpet – Warren Luening
Tuba – Tommy Johnson*
Written-By – Al Yankovic* (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B4, B5)

Notes

Recorded at Santa Monica Sound Recorders.
Mixed and mastered digitally using the Mitsubishi X-80 system.

Parodies of:
A1: Madonna's "Like A Virgin"
A3: Huey Lewis And The News' "I Want A New Drug"
A5: The Kinks' "Lola"
B3: Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

Track A1 published by Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music (ASCAP), Brigitte Baby Publishing, Pollfer Publishing (BMI)
Track A3 published by Hulex Music (BMI)
Track A5 published by Davray Music Limited and Carlin Music Corp.
Track B1 published by Jay Ward Publishing (BMI)
Track B3 published by Heroic Music (ASCAP)
Tracks A2, A4, B2, B4, B5 published by Ear Booker Music, Holy Moley Music (BMI)
Publishing info for B6 is not listed.

Runouts are etched except 'STERLING' is stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (As Printed): 0 7464-40033-1
Barcode (Scanned): 074644003314
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): AL 40033-2C G1 MORE SONGS ABOUT TELEVISION AND FOOD C3 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): BL 40033 1H (MP) G1 E6 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): AL 40033-2C G1 MORE SONGS ABOUT TELEVISION AND FOOD C3 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): BL 40033 1H (MP) G1 A 13 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): AL 40033-2C G1 MORE SONGS ABOUT TELEVISION AND FOOD C4 STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): BL 40033 1H (MP) G1 A2 STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Dare To Be Stupid (Cassette, Album, Dolby System)	Scotti Bros. Records	FZT 40033, FZT40033, 40033	US	1985
Recently Edited	Dare To Be Stupid (LP, Album)	Scotti Bros. Records	SCT 26523	Europe	1985
	Dare To Be Stupid (LP, Album, Pitman Pressing)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	FZ 40033	US	1985
Recently Edited	Dare To Be Stupid (CD, Album)	Scotti Bros. Records	ZK 40033	US	1985
Recently Edited	Dare To Be Stupid (LP, Album)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	FZ 40033	Canada	1985