| "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" | |||||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||||||
| from the album Running with Scissors | |||||||
| B-side | "Amish Paradise" | ||||||
| Released | November 22, 1999 | ||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD | ||||||
| Recorded | April 20, 1999 | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy rock, punk rock | ||||||
| Length | 3:25 | ||||||
| Label | Volcano | ||||||
| Writer(s) | B. Holland, "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||||
| Producer | "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||||
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"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" (alternatively called "Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi)" in Australia) is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring, and it was released from the 1999 album Running with Scissors. The song was released exclusively in Australia as a single.[1]. Tress MacNeille performs the line "How ya doin' Bernie?". At one point, Yankovic references the line "Mecca lecca hi, mecca hiney hiney ho" and "Mekka-lekka hi mekka lekka chahney ho!", catchphrases of Jambi, the wish-granting disembodied head from Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
As opposed to the phrase "Gunter Glieben Glauchen Globen" in the original song, Weird Al starts this song with "Wirem Zol Fun Dir A Blintze".
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The following tracks are on the Australian single:
A "music video" for the song was assembled but has not been seen outside of Australia. Al stated that his Australian record company decided to release "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" as a single and they insisted on releasing a video to go along with it. Al decided against the idea, but he told them that they could make one themselves by cutting together bits from "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!." They later did just that.[2]
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 67 |