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In 2006, the album was released as both a digital download and as a DualDisc (a double-sided optical disc that contained a CD on one side and a DVD on the other) containing both the album and animated music videos for a number of the album's songs. Straight Outta Lynwood was met with mostly positive reviews: Many critics applauded "White ...
Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (2009) Parody of "American Idiot" by Green Day. "Cavity Search" Bad Hair Day (1996) Parody of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2. "The Check's in the Mail" "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) Original "Christmas at Ground Zero" Polka Party! (1986) Permanent Record: Al in the Box ...
"Don't Download This Song" is the first single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's 12th studio album Straight Outta Lynwood. The song was released exclusively on August 21, 2006 as a digital download. The song was released exclusively on August 21, 2006 as a digital download.
Yankovic had received R. Kelly's permission to parody the song, but due to its length, he was worried that he would have to pay 2-3 times the normal statutory rate for inclusion on the album, which would have potentially forced him to remove one or two songs from Straight Outta Lynwood. However, Kelly allowed Yankovic to use the full song at ...
In his review of Straight Outta Lynwood, Scott Shetler of Slant praised "Pancreas" as "an exquisitely crafted homage to Brian Wilson featuring the layered harmonies and fun instrumentation (toy piano, sleigh bells, ukulele, vibraphone) characteristic of the Beach Boys. The purposefully absurd lyrics prove that Wilson’s classic sound would be ...
Yankovic performing during the Straight Outta Lynwood tour in 2007 "Canadian Idiot" was the second song performed on Yankovic's 2007–08 Straight Outta Lynwood concert tour, following a polka medley. [16] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Yankovic said of the tracks on the album "Canadian Idiot" was "the most fun to perform live". [17]
Straight Outta Lynwood was released in September 2006 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, becoming Yankovic's first top ten album on the chart. [7] He also scored his first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the album's lead single "White & Nerdy". [8]
It peaked on the Hot Digital Songs chart at #5. Both the song and the music video reached #1 at the U.S. and Australian iTunes Store, and peaked at #1 on VH1's top 20 video countdown. Both "White & Nerdy" and Straight Outta Lynwood were certified gold, and later platinum, by the RIAA. [8]