Studio Album · No. 14
Mandatory Fun Songwriting Credits by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Produced by "Weird Al" Yankovic · Engineered by Dave Way, Brian Warwick, Rafael Serrano, Bernie Grundman
RCA / Way Moby
ComedyParody
Artist
92%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 11 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether "Weird Al" Yankovic carries a lyricist or composer credit.
11 trackswritten by "Weird Al" Yankovic
1 trackoutside writers
"Weird Al" Yankovic's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist92%
Composer92%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
20
Lyricists
1
Producers
2014
Released
Data Insight
Eleven of the twelve are his and six are his alone, the same split as every album since 1996. Thirty two years in, the first number one arrives on a credit sheet that has barely changed.
Mandatory Fun came out on RCA in July 2014 and became the first comedy album in decades to top the Billboard 200.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 28 contributors
"A
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Writer · Producer · Performer
AM
Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Writer
PW
Pharrell Williams
Writer
AD
Alex da Kid
Writer
AG
Alexander Grant
Writer
AK
Amethyst Kelly
Writer
BM
Benjamin McKee
Writer
CX
Charli XCX
Writer
CA
Charlotte Aitchison
Writer
CH
Clifford Harris Jr.
Writer
DR
Dan Reynolds
Writer
DR
Daniel Reynolds
Writer
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1983
100%
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1984
91%
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
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1985
82%
Dare to Be Stupid
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1986
80%
Polka Party!
Rock 'n Roll / Scotti Brothers
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1988
100%
Even Worse
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1989
92%
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
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13 tracksProd. Rick Derringer
1992
91%
Off the Deep End
Rock 'n Roll / Scotti Brothers
11 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
1993
100%
Alapalooza
Rock 'n Roll / Scotti Brothers
12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
1996
92%
Bad Hair Day
Rock 'n Roll / Scotti Brothers
12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
1999
92%
Running with Scissors
Volcano / Way Moby
12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
2003
92%
Poodle Hat
Volcano / Way Moby
12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
2006
92%
Straight Outta Lynwood
Volcano / Way Moby
12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
2011
92%
Alpocalypse
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12 tracksProd. "Weird Al" Yankovic
Frequently Asked Questions Mandatory Fun
Who wrote Mandatory Fun?
Yankovic on eleven of the twelve tracks, six of them alone. "Now That's What I Call Polka!" is credited to various writers.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the chart.
How did it sell?
It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, his first and only chart-topping album.
Who produced it?
Yankovic himself.
Who engineered it?
Dave Way, Brian Warwick and Rafael Serrano, with Bernie Grundman mastering.
Did it win anything?
The Grammy for Best Comedy Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, his fourth Grammy.
How long is the album?
45:20 across twelve tracks.