"Weird Al" Yankovic – Dare To Be Stupid

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Label:	Canyon – D32Y0033
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	Jul 21, 1985
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Parody

Tracklist

1	Like A Surgeon Music By – Billy Steinberg And Tom Kelly*	3:29
2	Dare To Be Stupid	3:24
3	I Want A New Duck Music By – Huey Lewis	3:01
4	One More Minute	4:02
5	Yoda Music By – Ray Davies	3:53
6	George Of The Jungle Performer [Special Appearance] – Bill Scott (3) Written-By – Stan Worth	1:00
7	Slime Creatures From Outer Space	4:20
8	Girls Just Want To Have Lunch Music By – Robert Hazard	2:44
9	This Is The Life Engineer – George Tutko	3:02
10	Cable TV Backing Vocals – The Waters Sisters	3:34
	Hooked On Polkas:	(3:51)
11.1	12th Street Rag
11.2	State Of Shock
11.3	Sharp Dressed Man
11.4	What's Love Got To Do With It
11.5	Method Of Modern Love
11.6	Owner Of A Lonely Heart
11.7	We're Not Going To Take It
11.8	99 Luftballons
11.9	Footloose
11.10	The Reflex
11.11	Bang Your Head
11.12	Relax
11.13	Ear Booker Polka

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Canyon Records, Inc.
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: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
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: 1, 3, 5, 8)
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: 2, 4, 7, 9, 10)

Notes

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

Parodies of:
1: Madonna's "Like A Virgin"
3: Huey Lewis And The News' "I Want A New Drug"
5: The Kinks' "Lola"
8: Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

Track 1 published by Billy Steinberg Music, Denise Barry Music (ASCAP), Brigitte Baby Publishing, Pollfer Publishing (BMI)
Track 3 published by Hulex Music (BMI)
Track 5 published by Davray Music Limited and Carlin Music Corp.
Track 6 published by Jay Ward Publishing (BMI)
Track 8 published by Heroic Music (ASCAP)
Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9, 10 published by Ear Booker Music, Holy Moley Music (BMI)
Publishing info for 11 is not listed.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: D32Y-0033 11A1 +++++

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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