Mandatory Fun
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Mandatory Fun is a 2014 comedy album by "Weird Al" Yankovic featuring parody songs that satirize contemporary pop hits and modern culture.
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy album
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parody album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtFeatures | "Weird Al" Yankovic in a military-style propaganda poster design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | final album under "Weird Al" Yankovic's traditional record contract model ⓘ |
| follows | Alpocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ polka ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| grammyYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoFor |
First World Problems
NERFINISHED
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Foil ⓘ Handy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lame Claim to Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission Statement ⓘ Sports Song ⓘ Tacky NERFINISHED ⓘ Word Crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
First World Problems
NERFINISHED
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Foil NERFINISHED ⓘ Handy NERFINISHED ⓘ Inactive ⓘ Jackson Park Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Lame Claim to Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission Statement ⓘ My Own Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ NOW That's What I Call Polka! NERFINISHED ⓘ Sports Song ⓘ Tacky NERFINISHED ⓘ Word Crimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesPolkaMedleyOf | contemporary pop songs ⓘ |
| labelDebut | first "Weird Al" Yankovic album released on RCA Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 44 minutes ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first "Weird Al" Yankovic album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200
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first comedy album to reach number one on the US Billboard 200 in over 50 years at the time of release ⓘ |
| parodiesSong |
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
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Fancy by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy by Pharrell Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ R.O.A.D. / R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. style (style parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash–like corporate rock; for Mission Statement) ⓘ Radioactive by Imagine Dragons NERFINISHED ⓘ Royals by Lorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Alpocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotionStrategy | released eight music videos in eight days ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-07-15 ⓘ |
| theme |
consumerism
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corporate jargon ⓘ first world problems ⓘ grammar and language usage ⓘ internet and social media culture ⓘ satire of contemporary pop hits ⓘ satire of modern culture ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2014 ⓘ |
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