Dare To Be Stupid (album)

Dare To Be Stupid
Studio Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	June 18, 1985 (record, CD, and cassette by CBS) March 12, 1991 (CD and cassette by BMG) 1996 (CD and cassette by Warner Bros.) March 1999 (CD and cassette by BMG) 2006 (CD by Sony)
Recorded	January 1985 - March 1985 at Santa Monica Sound Recorders
Length	37:02
Format	Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Record Label	Rock 'n' Roll Records / Scotti Brothers
Catalog Number	FZ 40033 (Vinyl) (first release) 5208-2-SB (Scotti Brothers reissue) 32005-2 (Volcano reissue)
Producer	Rick Derringer
Lead Single	Like A Surgeon
Previous Album	"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D
Next Album	Polka Party!

Dare To Be Stupid is "Weird Al" Yankovic's third studio album, including the hit single Like A Surgeon. The album was originally released on Vinyl and Cassette and eventually CD. It was also re-issued on CD on the label Volcano Records. The album included 6 singles, being the record of the most singles on one Weird Al album.

Singles

1. This Is The Life
2. Like A Surgeon
3. I Want A New Duck
4. One More Minute
5. Hooked On Polkas
6. Dare To Be Stupid

Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Parody of	Length
1.	"Like A Surgeon"	Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, "Weird Al" Yankovic	Like A Virgin by Madonna	3:32
2.	"Dare To Be Stupid"	Yankovic	Style parody of Devo	3:25
3.	"I Want A New Duck"	Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis, Yankovic	I Want A New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News	3:04
4.	"One More Minute"	Yankovic	Style Parody of Elvis Presley-Like Doo-wop	4:04
5.	"Yoda"	Ray Davies, Yankovic	Lola by The Kinks	3:58
6.	"George Of The Jungle"	Stan Worth, Sheldon Allman, Yankovic	Cover of titular television theme	1:05
7.	"Slime Creatures From Outer Space"	Yankovic	Style Parody of 50s Sci-Fi Soundtracks	4:23
8.	"Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"	Gordon Sumner, Yankovic	Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper	2:48
9.	"This Is The Life"	Yankovic	Style Parody of 1920s and 1930s music	3:06
10.	"Cable TV"	Yankovic	Style Parody of Randy Newman and Hercules by Elton John	3:38
11.	"Hooked On Polkas"		Can be found here.	4:23

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic – Accordion, Keyboards, Theremin, Vocals, Background Vocals
• Rick Derringer – Guitar, Producer
• Steve Jay – Banjo, Bass, Background Vocals
• Jim West– Guitar, Background Vocals
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – Percussion, Drums
• Tony Papa – Engineer
• Donald Lane – Art Direction
• Lou Beach – Illustrations
• Dennis Keeley – Photography
• Warren Luening – Trumpet
• Joel Peskin – Clarinet
• Gary Herbig – Clarinet, Saxophone
• Pat Regan – Synthesizer
• Bill Scott – Yodeling
• Al Viola – Banjo
• The Glove - Scratching
• The Waters Sisters – Background Vocals
• Belen Alvarez – The Queen

Production

• Producer - Rick Derringer
• Management - Jay Levey Associates

Awards

U.S.A.
Gold
Platinum

See Also

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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) •