I Want a New Duck

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“I Want a New Duck”
“I Want a New Duck” cover
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album Dare to Be Stupid
B-side "Cable TV"
Released July 1985
Format 7"
Recorded February 27, 1985
Genre Comedy
Length 3:01
Label Scotti Brothers
Producer "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology
"Like a Surgeon"
(1985)
"I Want a New Duck"
(1985)
"One More Minute"
(1985)
Dare to Be Stupid track listing
  1. "Like a Surgeon"
  2. "Dare to Be Stupid"
  3. "I Want a New Duck"
  4. "One More Minute"
  5. "Yoda"
  6. "George of the Jungle"
  7. "Slime Creatures From Outer Space"
  8. "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"
  9. "This is the Life"
  10. "Cable TV"
  11. "Hooked on Polkas"

"I Want a New Duck" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "I Want a New Drug" by Huey Lewis and the News.

The lyrics note the traits – some reasonable, some absurd – that the singer wants in his new duck.

[edit] Track listing

The following tracks are on the single:

  1. "I Want a New Duck" – 3:01
  2. "Cable TV" – 3:52

The promo single only contains "I Want a New Duck".

[edit] Notes

  • This is the first Weird Al single to re-use the original album's artwork.

[edit] See also