"Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid

Label: Rock 'N' Roll Records ‎– 260·14·034
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Date of released: 1985
Category: Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Parody

Tracklist Hide Credits

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 – Chris Hayes, 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 Written-By – Sheldon Allman, 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
B6	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 (c) – CBS Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Manufactured By – CBS Records
• Distributed By – Bellaphon
• 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
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

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
• 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
• Piano – Sonny Burke
• 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.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FZ 40033	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Dare To Be Stupid ‎(LP, Album, Pit)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	FZ 40033	US	1985
FZ 40033	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Dare To Be Stupid ‎(LP, Album, Car)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	FZ 40033	US	1985
C25Y0129	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Dare To Be Stupid ‎(LP, Album)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	C25Y0129	Japan	1985
32005-2, 61422-32005-2	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Dare To Be Stupid ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Way Moby, Volcano , Way Moby, Volcano	32005-2, 61422-32005-2	US	Unknown
FZT 40033	"Weird Al" Yankovic	Dare To Be Stupid ‎(Cass, Chr)	Rock 'N' Roll Records	FZT 40033	Canada	1985

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