Alapalooza
Sign in to saveAlapalooza is the eighth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1993. By the completion of his previous album, Off the Deep End, Yankovic had already written all of the original songs that he planned to use on his next release. This new album, which would eventually be titled Alapalooza in reference to the music festival Lollapalooza, consisted of seven original songs and five parodies. It produced three parody singles: "Jurassic Park", "Bedrock Anthem", and "Achy Breaky Song". "Jurassic Park" was a top five hit on the Canadian magazine The Records single
Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- “Weird Al” Yankovic
- First released
- 1993-10-05
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- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 27
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Key facts
- Album.alt
- Front cover of the Alapalooza album. A skeletal tyrannosaurs with the head of "Weird Al" Yankovic is framed by a yellow circle with a shadowy jungle and a red border across the entire scene. The name of the artist and the album appear in white letters above a pure black background.
- Album.released
- October 5, 1993
- Album.recorded
- June 7, 1990; November 30, 1992 – August 18, 1993
- Album.genre
- Comedy, parody
- Album.length
- 44:34
- Album.label
- Rock 'n Roll RecordsScotti Brothers
- Album.producer
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Album.prev_title
- The Food Album
- Album.prev_year
- 1993
- Album.next_title
- Permanent Record: Al in the Box
- Album.next_year
- 1994
- Album.name
Key dates
- Published
- 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- hard rock
- Performer
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Record label
- Scotti Bros. Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- P407
- English language
- P7937
- studio album
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Production
- Background
- Originals
- Parodies
- Reception
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts and certifications
- Charts
- Certifications
- Singles
- References
Alapalooza is the eighth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1993. By the completion of his previous album, Off the Deep End, Yankovic had already written all of the original songs that he planned to use on his next release. This new album, which would eventually be titled Alapalooza in reference to the music festival Lollapalooza, consisted of seven original songs and five parodies. It produced three parody singles: "Jurassic Park", "Bedrock Anthem", and "Achy Breaky Song". "Jurassic Park" was a top five hit on the Canadian magazine The Records single chart.
Among the album's original creations were "Talk Soup", a tune originally intended to replace the theme song of the television show of the same name, and "Harvey the Wonder Hamster", an oft-requested jingle from one of Yankovic's Al TV specials. A music video compilation, entitled Alapalooza: the Videos, was released the following year and contained four videos, only two of which were from its eponymous album. One of the videos, the one for "Jurassic Park", was animated entirely in the style of claymation and received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 37th Grammy Awards, losing to "Love Is Strong" from the Rolling Stones.