My Bologna
"My Bologna" is a single by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "My Sharona" by The Knack. It was released in 1979. It was Yankovic's first single. It was re-recorded and added to Yankovic's self-titled debut album.
| "My Bologna" | ||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| from " | ||||
| B-side | "School Cafeteria" | |||
| Released | December 25, 1979 (1979 recording) May 3, 1983 (1983 recording) | |||
| Recorded | September 1979 (1979 recording) March 14, 1982 (1983 recording) | |||
| Genre | Comedy, comedy rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:20 (single version) 2:03 (album version) | |||
| Label | Capitol (1979) (1979 recording) Rock 'n Roll Records (1983) (1983 recording) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doug Fieger, Berton Averre, "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic (1979 recording) Rick Derringer (1983 recording) | |||
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My Bologna Media
The song was written by Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1979, when he was a student at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California.
Doug Fieger of the Knack enjoyed the parody and was instrumental in convincing Capitol Records to release it as a single.
References
- ↑ "My Bologna – Weird Al Yankovic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
