Bad Hair Day
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| Bad Hair Day | ||
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| Missing image Weird_Al_Yankovic_-_Bad_Hair_Day.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| Released | March 12, 1996 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 38 min 14 sec | |
| Record label | Scotti Brothers | |
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 2/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F890673D378DEAAC603D2E2B7B&uid=SUB020410222204&sql=10:cw5a8qnnbt94~T1) |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic Chronology | ||
| Alapalooza (1993) | Bad Hair Day (1996) | Running With Scissors (1999) |
Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1996. (see 1996 in music). It includes the hit "Amish Paradise", a parody of Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise.
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Track listing
- "Amish Paradise" (Ivey, Rasheed, Sanders, Wonder, Yankovic) - 3:20
- parody of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio. A rap song by an Amish man about his lifestyle.
- "Everything You Know Is Wrong" (Yankovic) - 3:47
- style parody of the band They Might Be Giants. A bizarre song about everything being wrong (or just plain weird), with a juxtaposition of seemingly normal and extremely bizarre situations, such as "driving on the freeway in the fast lane with a rabid wolverine in my underwear when suddenly a guy behind me in the back seat popped right up and cupped his hands across my eyes."
- "Cavity Search" (Bono, U2, Yankovic) - 4:19
- "Callin' In Sick" (Yankovic) - 3:40
- about getting out of work by feigning illness, and then spending the day doing useless things.
- "The Alternative Polka" - 4:50
- A polka medley of....
- "Loser" by Beck,
- "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots,
- "All I Want To Do" by Sheryl Crow,
- "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails,
- "Bang And Blame" by R.E.M.,
- "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morisette,
- "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins,
- "My Friends" by Red Hot Chili Peppers,
- "I'll Stick Around" by Foo Fighters,
- "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, and
- "Basket Case" by Green Day.
- with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
- A polka medley of....
- "Since You've Been Gone" (Yankovic) - 1:22
- An a cappella song about getting over the end of a relationship.
- "Gump" (Ballew, Presidents of the United States of America, Yankovic) - 2:10
- parody of "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America, about Forrest Gump, the character from the film of the same name.
- "I'm So Sick Of You" (Yankovic) - 3:26
- A rant about the singer's significant other and her odious personal habits.
- "Syndicated Inc." (Pirner, Yankovic) - 3:54
- parody of "Misery" by Soul Asylum, about a family's devotion to television.
- "I Remember Larry" (Yankovic) - 3:56
- reminisces about a cruel neighbourhood prankster and his demise
- "Phony Calls" (Etheridge, Lopes, Organized Noize, Yankovic) - 3:22
- parody of "Waterfalls" by TLC, about the dangers of prank calls.
- "The Night Santa Went Crazy" (Yankovic) - 4:03
- A Christmas song-sounding tale of Santa Claus snapping and going on a North Pole killing spree.
Personnel
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, background vocals
- Hank Azaria - voices
- Nancy Cartwright - voices
- Gary Herbig - bass saxophone
- Steve Jay - bass, background vocals
- Tommy Johnson - tuba
- Warren Luening - trumpet
- Joel Peskin - clarinet
- Lisa Popeil - background vocals
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
- Ruben Valtierra - keyboards
- Jim West - guitar, background vocals
Production
- Producer: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Engineer: Tony Papa
- Assistant engineer: Colin Sauers
- Mixing: Tony Papa
- Mastering: Bernie Grundman
- Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Art direction: Doug Haverty
- Photography: Carl Studna
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 14 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "Amish Paradise" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 53 |