"Weird Al" Yankovic - Running With Scissors

Label:
Catalog#:
SBD 5545
Format:
CD, Album, Enhanced
Country:
Canada
Released:
29 Jun 1999
Genre:
Pop, Rock
Style:
Pop Rock, Parody

Tracklist

1   The Saga Begins 5:28
    Written-By - Don McLean
2   My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder 3:26
    Fiddle - Tom Sauber
3   Pretty Fly For A Rabbi 3:02
    Clarinet - Joel Peskin
  Vocals - Mary Kay Bergman , Tress MacNeille
  Written-By - B. Holland*
4   The Weird Al Show Theme 1:13
    Engineer, Mixed By - Richie Wise
  Trombone - Bill Reichenbach (2)
  Trumpet - Warren Luening
5   Jerry Springer 2:46
    Vocals - Tress MacNeille
  Written-By - E. Robertson*
6   Germs 4:38
    Keyboards - Kim Bullard
7   Polka Power! 4:21
    Arranged By [Medley] - Al Yankovic*
  Clarinet - Joel Peskin
  Trumpet - Warren Luening
  Tuba - Tommy Johnson (2)
7a   Wannabe
    Written By - M. Rowbottom
  Written-By - E. Bunton* , G. Halliwell* , M. Brown* , M. Chisholm* , R. Stannard* , V. Aadams*
7b   Flagpole Sitta
    Written-By - A. Huffman* , E. Sult* , J. Lin* , S. Nelson*
7c   Ghetto Supastar
    Written-By - B. Byrd* , J. Brown* , S. Prakaselmichel* , Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb , Ronald Lenhoff* , R. Jones* , W. Jean*
7d   Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
    Written-By - Dag Volle , Martin Sandberg
7e   Walkin' On The Sun
    Written By - J. Iannello
  Written-By - G. Camp* , P. Delisle* , S. Harwell*
7f   Intergalactic
    Written-By - Horowitz* , Yauch* , Caldato Jr.* , Diamond*
7g   Tubthumping
    Written-By - A. Holden* , M. Whalley* , D. Bruce* , J. Hamer* , J. Abbott* , L. Watts* , N. Hunter* , A. Greco*
7h   Ray Of Light
    Written By - L. Atkins
  Written-By - C. Leach* , C. Skinner* , M. Ciccone* , W. Wainwright*
7i   Push
    Written-By - M. Serletic II* , K. Thomas*
7j   Semi-Charmed Life
    Written-By - A. Salazar* , K. Cadogan* , D. Jenkins*
7k   The Dope Show
    Written-By - B. Warner* , J. White*
7l   Mmmbop
    Written-By - I. Hanson* , J. Hanson* , Z. Hanson*
7m   Sex And Candy
    Written-By - John Wozniak
7n   Closing Time
    Written-By - D. Wilson*
7o   Way Moby Polka
8   Your Horoscope For Today 3:59
    Saxophone - Tom Evans
  Trombone - Dan Regan , Lee Thornberg*
  Trumpet - Lee Thornberg* , Tavis Werts
9   It's All About The Pentiums 3:34
    Written-By - David Styles , Deric Angelettie* , Jason Phillips , Kimberly Jones , Linda Laurie , Notorious B.I.G. , Sean "Puffy" Combs* , Sean Jacobs , Terry Etlinger
10   Truck Drivin' Song 2:27
    Banjo - Pat Sauber
  Guitar [Pedal Steel] - Marty Rifkin
11   Grapefruit Diet 3:30
    Saxophone - Tom Evans
  Trumpet, Trombone - Lee Thornberg*
  Written-By - S. Perry*
12   Albuquerque 11:23
Video   There's No Going Home 14:34

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direction & Design] - Doug Haverty
Backing Vocals - Jim West (2) , Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz , Steve Jay
Bass - Steve Jay
Drums, Percussion - Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
Engineer [Assistant] - Fredrik Sarhagen , Jeff Moses
Guitar, Banjo - Jim West (2)
Keyboards - "Weird Al" Yankovic , Ruben Valtierra (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 11)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Accordion - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Lyrics By - Al Yankovic* (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11)
Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
Mixed By, Engineer - Tony Papa
Other [Management] - Jay Levey
Producer - Al Yankovic*
Written-By - Al Yankovic* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7o, 8, 10, 12)

Notes

Parodies of:
1: Don McLean's "American Pie"
3: The Offspring's "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"
5: Barenaked Ladies' "One Week"
7: medley of Spice Girls' "Wannabe", Harvey Danger's "Flagpole Sitta", Mya's "Ghetto Supastar", Backstreet Boys' "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", Smash Mouth's "Walkin' on the Sun", Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic", Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping", Madonna's "Ray of Light", Matchbox20's "Push", Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life", Marilyn Manson's "The Dope Show", Hanson's "Mmmbop", Marcy Playground's "Sex and Candy", Semisonic's "Closing Time", and "Way Moby Polka".
9: Puff Daddy's "It's All About the Benjamins", also contains an interpolation of "I Did It For Love"
11: Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot"
UPC: 0 57362 55452 8.
Also contains Quicktime movie from the Disney Channel concert special "Weird Al" Yankovic: There's No Going Home.

Distributed by Attic Records Limited. Made In Canada.
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