Album:Mandatory Fun

Mandatory Fun
Studio Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	July 15, 2014
Recorded	September 14, 2012 – June 2014
Length	45:21
Record Label	RCA / Way Moby
Catalog Number	Unknown
Producer	Al Yankovic
Lead Single	None
Previous Album	Alpocalypse
Next Album	Medium Rarities

Mandatory Fun is "Weird Al" Yankovic's 14th studio album, released on July 15th, 2014.

The album marked the end of Al's original recording contract (originally signed with Scotti Brothers in 1982 and re-signed and transferred to other companies), and he's indicated in several interviews that it might be his last full-length album, preferring to self-release singles and EPs in a more timely manner.

Tracks

CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Parody of	Length
1.	"Handy"	"Weird Al" Yankovic, Amethyst Kelly, Charlotte Aitchison, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Kurtis McKenzie	Fancy by Iggy Azalea	2:56
2.	"Lame Claim To Fame"	Yankovic	Style Parody of Southern Culture on the Skids	3:45
3.	"Foil"	Yankovic, Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little	Royals by Lorde	2:22
4.	"Sports Song"	Yankovic	Style Parody of College Fight Songs/Marching Bands	2:14
5.	"Word Crimes"	Yankovic, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, Clifford Harris, Jr.	Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke	3:43
6.	"My Own Eyes"	Yankovic	Style Parody of Foo Fighters	3:40
7.	"NOW That's What I Call Polka!"	Various	Polka Medley	4:06
8.	"Mission Statement"	Yankovic	Style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash	4:28
9.	"Inactive"	Yankovic, Imagine Dragons (band)	Radioactive by Imagine Dragons	2:56
10.	"First World Problems"	Yankovic	Style Parody of The Pixies	3:13
11.	"Tacky"	Yankovic, Pharrell Williams	Happy by Pharrell Williams	2:53
12.	"Jackson Park Express"	Yankovic	Style Parody of Harry Chapin	9:05

Credits

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - vocals, writing, accordion
• Steve Jay - guitar, vocals
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - drums, vocals
• Rubén Valtierra - keyboard, vocals
• Jim West - guitar, vocals
• Amanda Palmer - vocals
• Lisa Popeil - vocals

Trivia

• Al has stated that this will probably be his last full-length album, instead focusing on releasing songs and albums online, enabling him to be more timely and topical.
• Music video guest appearances: Kristen Schaal, Dr. Demento, MC Lars, & Jack Black, among others.
• On July 23, 2014, "Mandatory Fun" became Weird Al's first number 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, with sales of 104,700 copies in its first week. It is also the first comedy album to top the chart since Allan Sherman's "My Son, the Nut" in August 1963.
• This is the only album not to have a single.

Studio Albums

"Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • Peter and the Wolf (1988) • UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) • Alpocalypse (2011) • Mandatory Fun (2014) •