"Weird Al" Yankovic – Dare To Be Stupid

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Label:	Epic – ELPS 4501
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	New Zealand
Released:	1985
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

A1	Like A Surgeon Music By – Billy Steinberg And Tom Kelly*	3:32
A2	Dare To Be Stupid	3:25
A3	I Want A New Duck Music By – Huey Lewis	3:04
A4	One More Minute	4:04
A5	Yoda Music By – Ray Davies	3:58
B1	George Of The Jungle Performer [Special Appearance] – Bill Scott (3) Written-By – Stan Worth	1:05
B2	Slime Creatures From Outer Space	4:23
B3	Girls Just Want To Have Lunch Music By – Robert Hazard	2:48
B4	This Is The Life Engineer – George Tutko	3:06
B5	Cable TV Backing Vocals – The Waters Sisters	3:38
B6	Hooked On Polkas	3:51

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Records
Recorded At – Santa Monica Sound Recorders
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

Credits

Arranged By – Al Yankovic*
Art Direction – Lane/Donald
Banjo – Al Viola
Bass Guitar, Banjo, Backing Vocals – Steve Jay
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
Performer [Musical Hands] – "Musical Mike" Kieffer
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.

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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