Written by:
- Al Yankovic (parody lyrics)
- Ritchie Cordell (original music and lyrics)
Recorded:
- February 18, 1988
Recording location:
- Santa Monica Sound Recorders (Santa Monica, CA)
Available on (*):
- 1988 LP Even Worse (Rock 'n' Roll FZ 44149, April 19, 1988; album title and cover are parodies of Michael Jackson's Bad album)
- 1988 45 rpm single (Rock 'n' Roll ZS4 08046, fall, 1988)
Parody of:
- I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany (1987)
- I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells (1967)
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Although "I Think We're Alone Now" was originally by Tommy James & The Shondells, Al's parody is based on Tiffany's cover version.
Chart information:
- #27 1988 (as part of album Even Worse)
Also credited as:
- Alfred Yankovic
- "Weird Al" Yankovic & Wendy Carlos
- "Weird Al" Yankovic & The Amino Acids
- "Weird Al" Yankovic w/ The Amino Acids
Common misspellings:
- Wierd Al Yankovich
General type of music:
- parody
- comedy
Real name:
- Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Group members:
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (accordion/vocals)
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (drums)
- Steve Jay (bass)
- Jim West (guitar)
Based in:
- southern California
Also recorded with:
- Mike Weyrck & Steve Willis
- Vince Sanchez
- Tom Walters, Jon Iverson, & Joel Miller
- Richard "Bopcat" Bennett
- Barnes & Barnes
- Brian Wilson
- Wendy Carlos
- The Amino Acids
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- First submitted a song to Dr. Demento in 1973.
- Dr. Demento first aired one of his songs in 1976.
- First national release was 1979.
- The most-requested artist in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show".
- During college in the late 1970s, was a DJ at the campus radio station, KCPR, San Luis Obispo, CA.
- Graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 1980 with a degree in architecture.
- regular sidekick on the live KMET version of the show in the early 1980s
- His 2006 hit "White & Nerdy" was a #9 single, surpassing his previous high of #12 with "Eat It" in 1984.
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