Mandatory Fun

~ Release by “Weird Al” Yankovic (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

This release has "Made in the EU" printed on the back cover art, which differentiates it from the US release.

Annotation last modified on 2014-09-05 23:16 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Handy
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
keyboard:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Handy (from 2014-07 to ????)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Amethyst Kelly, George Astasio, Charlotte Aitchison, Jonathan Shave, Kurtis McKenzie (producer), Jason Pebworth and Jon Turner (songwriter)
publisher:
Amethyst Kelly Publishing Designee, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Grand Hustle Anthems, Jon Turner Publishing Designee, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Lateral Mgmt London Stockholm AB, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Sounds LLC, Stellar Songs Ltd., Turnfirst Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
parody version of:
Fancy
3.752:56
2Lame Claim to Fame
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Lame Claim to Fame (from 2012-09-04 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.253:45
3Foil
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
keyboard:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals:
Monique Donnelly and “Weird Al” Yankovic
lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Foil (from 2013-12 to ????)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Ella O’Connor (New Zealand singer‐songwriter) and Joel Little
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Songs Music Publishing LLC, Songs of SMP and Songs Publishing LLC
parody version of:
Royals
4.652:23
4Sports Song
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
cornet:
Mike Uhler
drums (drum set):
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
saxophone:
James King (US multi-instrumentalist, Fitz and The Tantrums)
tuba:
Mike Bolger (US trumpet/trombone player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Sports Song (from 2013-05-03 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
2.752:15
5Word Crimes
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
keyboard:
Steve Jay (bassist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Word Crimes (from 2013-12 to ????)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Clifford Harris, Jr. (Atlanta US rapper & producer Clifford Harris), Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik, EMI April Music Inc., I Like ’em Thicke Music and More Water From Nazareth
parody version of:
Blurred Lines
4.653:43
6My Own Eyes
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
My Own Eyes (from 2012-09-04 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
33:41
7NOW That’s What I Call Polka!
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
accordion, background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
trumpet:
Wayne Bergeron
tuba:
Jim Self
other vocals [screams]:
Suzanne Yankovic
arranger:
Al Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
NOW That’s What I Call Polka! (from 2014-04-15 to ????)
lyricist:
Thomas Bangalter, Guy‐Manuel de Homem‐Christo, Mark Foster (of Foster the People), Jai Sang Park (South Korean singer and rapper), Nile Rodgers and Pharrell Williams
additional writer:
Steve Arrington, Charles Carter (American saxophonist, composer, and producer), Waung Hankerson, Roger Parker, Pebe Sebert (American singer-songwriter, mother of Ke$ha) and Tulisa
writer:
Al Yankovic, Armando C. Perez (American rapper), Ben Haggerty, Breyan Stanley Isaac, Carly Rae Jepsen, David Listenbee, Edward Drewett, Erin Beck, George Robertson, Łukasz Gottwald, Greg Errico, Henry Walter, Jamie Sanderson (UK songwriter), Jean Baptiste, Jef Martens (Belgian electronic music producer), John Ryan (American pop singer/producer a/k/a “John the Blind”), Josh Ramsay, Julian Bunetta, Kenny Oliver, Keri Oskar, Kesha Sebert (American singer fka Ke$ha), Kiyanu Kim, Lee Oskar, Luiz Bonfá, Maureen “Mozella” McDonald (pop singer/songwriter, active from the mid–2000s), Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, Ryan Lewis, Sacha Skarbek, Skyler Gordy, Stefan Gordy, Stephan Moccio, Tavish Crowe, Walter De Backer, Wayne Hector and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
composer:
Arthur Richardson, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Jai Sang Park (South Korean singer and rapper), Keon Hyung Yoo, Mark Foster (of Foster the People), Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams, Ross MacLean and Thomas Bangalter
arranger:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
A.D.O. Songs of Universal, Inc., Abuela y Tía Songs, Artist 101 Publishing Group, Artist Publishing Group West, BMG Gold Songs, BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management (see annotation), BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint), BMG Sapphire Songs, BMG Silver Songs, Bob Erotik Music, Chebra Music, Crowe Music Publishing, Dynamite Cop Music, Ear Booker Music, EMI April Music Inc., ESKAYWHY Publishing, Far Out Music, Inc., Hi Mom I Did It, Holy Cannoli Music, i.am.composing, llc, Ikke-Bad Music, Inc., Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Inside Passage Music, JayMusic, Jepsen Music Publishing, Kasz Money Publishing (ASCAP), Keep It Simple Stupid Publishing, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Lord Pharaoh JB Music, Macklemore Publishing, Mo Zella Mo Music, More Water From Nazareth, Music of Big Deal, MusicAllStars, Oneirology Publishing, Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd., Prescription Songs, Radio Active Material Publishing Co., Redfoo LLC, Regular Monkey Productions Inc., Ryan Lewis Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Sing Little Penguin, Smims Coffee and Tea Music Publishing, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing HK Korea, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, The Family Songbook, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Tunes, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019/05/16), Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Where da Kasz At and XLC Music, Inc.
medley of:
Mandatory Polka
medley of:
Timber
medley of:
Sexy and I Know It
medley of:
Thrift Shop
medley of:
Too Fat Polka
medley of:
Get Lucky
medley of:
Wrecking Ball
medley of:
Pumped Up Kicks
medley of:
Best Song Ever
medley of:
강남스타일
medley of:
Call Me Maybe
medley of:
Scream & Shout
medley of:
Somebody That I Used to Know
3.654:06
8Mission Statement
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Mission Statement (from 2012-09-04 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
44:29
9Inactive
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar and keyboard:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Inactive (from 2013-12 to ????)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Alexander Junior Grant (UK musician, record producer, songwriter, record executive & fashion designer), Benjamin Arthur McKee (American bassist, Imagine Dragons), Daniel Coulter Reynolds (American singer/songwriter, producer), Daniel Wayne Sermon and Joshua Francis Mosser
publisher:
Bluewater Music Corp., Imagine Dragons Publishing, JMosser Music, Songs for KIDinaKORNER and Songs of Universal, Inc.
parody version of:
Radioactive
4.252:56
10First World Problems
additional recording engineer:
Benny Grotto (background vocals)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
guest background vocals:
Amanda Palmer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
additionally recorded at:
Mad Oak Studios in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (background vocals)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
First World Problems (from 2013-05-08 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
43:14
11Tacky
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
engineer:
Rafael Serrano and Brian Warwick
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
keyboard:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Bedrock.LA in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Tacky (from 2014-04 to ????)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), More Water From Nazareth, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Pictures Music and UPG Music Publishing
parody version of:
Happy
4.22:53
12Jackson Park Express
engineer:
Rafael Serrano, Brian Warwick and Dave Way
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Dave Way
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim “Kimo” West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
background vocals:
Scottie Haskell, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and “Weird Al” Yankovic
strings arranger:
Steve Jay (bassist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014)
recorded at:
GoDaveyGo Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
mixed at:
Way Station in Beverly Hills, California, United States
recording of:
Jackson Park Express (from 2013-05-08 to ????)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
premiered at:
“Weird Al” Yankovic at Bardavon 1869 Opera House (2018-02-27)
publisher:
Ear Booker Music and Sony/ATV Melody
4.359:05