"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D

"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D
Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	1984
Recorded	???
Genre	Comedy
Length	44 min 03 sec
Record label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	Rick Derringer
Professional reviews
AMG	4.5/5	link
"Weird Al" Yankovic Chronology
"Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)	"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984)	Dare To Be Stupid (1985)

"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D, sometimes referred to simply as In 3-D, is the second album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1984. (see 1984 in music).

Track listing

1. "Eat It" (Jackson, Yankovic) - 3:21
   • parody of "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, about a parent's exasperating quest to get his son to eat properly
2. "Midnight Star" (Yankovic) - 4:35
   • a song about supermarket tabloids
3. "The Brady Bunch" - 2:41
   • parody of "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats, about a man's devotion to television and his dislike of the sitcom The Brady Bunch
4. "Buy Me A Condo" (Yankovic) - 3:53
   • about a man who moves into the suburbs and changes his lifestyle from Rastafarian to yuppie
5. "I Lost On Jeopardy" (Kihn, Yankovic) - 3:28
   • parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band, about a guy who loses spectacularly on the game show Jeopardy!
6. "Polkas On 45" (Brown, Yankovic) - 4:20
   • polka medley of then-current pop music; the title is a reference to Dutch novelty medley act Stars on 45
     • It is a medley of....
       • "Jocko Homo" by Devo,
       • "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple,
       • "Sex (I'm A...)" by Berlin,
       • "Hey Jude" by The Beatles,
       • "L.A. Woman" by The Doors,
       • "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly,
       • "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix,
       • "Burning Down The House" by Talking Heads,
       • "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner,
       • "Every Breath You Take" by The Police,
       • "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash,
       • "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones, and
       • "My Generation" by The Who
         • with new music by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
7. "Mr. Popeil" (Yankovic) - 4:42
   • style parody of The B-52's, about the infomercial king Ron Popeil and his myriad inventions of varying usefulness; one of the backing vocalists on the track is Popeil's daughter Lisa.
8. "King Of Suede" (Yankovic) - 4:15
   • parody of "King of Pain" by The Police, about a man's shopping mall suede shop
9. "That Boy Could Dance" - 3:34
   • about a nerdy kid who becomes the envy of all when he steps on the dance floor
10. "Theme From Rocky XIII" (Yankovic) - 3:37
    • parody of "Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor, about a washed-up Rocky Balboa, who now runs a deli and occasionally beats up on sides of beef
11. "Nature Trail To Hell" (Yankovic) - 5:50
    • about a fictional slasher flick; It includes a deliberately-hidden backwards message: if played backwards, the phrase "Satan eats Cheeze Whiz" is clearly audible

Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic - synthesizer, piano, accordion, vocals
• Rick Derringer - guitar, mandolin
• Steve Jay - banjo, drums, bass
• Mike Kieffer
• Warren Luening - trumpet
• Joe Miller - bongos
• Don Pardo - announcer
• Joel Peskin - clarinet
• Lisa Popiel - background vocals
• Petsye Powell - background vocals
• Pat Regan - synthesizer, piano
• Andrea Robinson - background vocals
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
• Jim Self - tuba
• Robert Tebow - vocals (bass)
• Jimmy West - guitar
• Jimmy "Z" Zavala - saxophone

Production

• Producer: Rick Derringer
• Art direction: Donald, Lane
• Artwork: Jim Heimann
• Cover illustration: Jim Heimann

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	17

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	"Eat It"	The Billboard Hot 100	12
1984	"I Lost On Jeopardy"	The Billboard Hot 100	81
1984	"King Of Suede"	The Billboard Hot 100	62

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Award	Winner
1984	Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical	"Eat It"