Studio Album · No. 12
Straight Outta Lynwood Songwriting Credits by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Produced by "Weird Al" Yankovic · Engineered by Tony Papa, Rafael Serrano, Jason Rankins
Volcano / 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
17
Lyricists
1
Producers
2006
Released
Data Insight
Eleven of the twelve are his and six are his alone. "White & Nerdy" reached number 9 on a credit he shares with the writers of "Ridin'".
Straight Outta Lynwood came out on Volcano in September 2006 and produced his highest charting single.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 25 contributors
"A
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Writer · Producer · Performer
AM
Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Writer
AW
Andy Watkins
Writer
AH
Anthony Henderson
Writer
BJ
Billie Joe Armstrong
Writer
BC
Bryan-Michael Cox
Writer
C
Chamillionaire
Writer
HS
Hakeem Seriki
Writer
JP
James Page
Writer
JD
Jermaine Dupri
Writer
JM
Jermaine Mauldin
Writer
JP
Jimmy Page
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions Straight Outta Lynwood
Who wrote Straight Outta Lynwood?
Yankovic on eleven of the twelve tracks, six of them alone. "Polkarama!" is credited to various writers.
How high did the singles chart?
"White & Nerdy" reached number 9 on the Hot 100 and "Canadian Idiot" number 82.
How did it sell?
It reached the top ten of the Billboard 200 and became his first album certified platinum, passing one million sales by 2008.
Who produced it?
Yankovic himself.
Who engineered it?
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano, with Jason Rankins assisting.
What is "White & Nerdy" a parody of?
"Ridin'" by Chamillionaire, whose writers share the credit.
How long is the album?
47:45 across twelve tracks.