Internet Leaks
Internet Leaks is the third EP from "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released digitally on August 25, 2009, although all of the songs were initially released as separate digital singles between October 2008 and August 2009. The EP was announced in June 2009, with four of the songs being released as singles between June and August 2009, and the first track from the EP was already released in October 2008.[1][2] On December 2, 2009, the EP was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the 52nd Grammy Awards.
All five tracks are featured on Yankovic's 2011 album, Alpocalypse.
Track listing
| Track |
Title |
Length |
Original release date |
Description |
Details |
| 1 |
"Whatever You Like" |
3:41 |
October 8, 2008 |
Parody of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" [3] |
Song describes a man wooing his girlfriend amid financial hardships. |
| 2 |
"Craigslist" |
4:53 |
June 16, 2009 |
Style parody of The Doors[4] |
Lyrics refer to listings on Craigslist. Keyboard work was performed by former Doors' member Ray Manzarek. Low-budget video of Yankovic dressed as Jim Morrison with art-house and stock footage effects was produced by Liam Lynch. |
| 3 |
"Skipper Dan" |
4:01 |
July 14, 2009 |
Style parody of Weezer[5] |
Lyrics describe a man who has a fine arts degree and dreamed of pursuing an acting career, but is forced to work as a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland. Video was created by Divya Srinivasan.[6][7] |
| 4 |
"CNR" |
3:21 |
August 4, 2009 |
Style parody of The White Stripes[8] |
Lyrics are about superhuman feats that Charles Nelson Reilly could accomplish, similar to Chuck Norris facts, but is not attributed as a direct parody[9]. The video, created by JibJab, animates the song's lyrics using JibJab employees as actors against a green screen, interspersed with shots of Yankovic and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz performing on a White Stripes-inspired red-and-white set, dressed as Jack White and Meg White, respectively.[8][10][11] In a first for any major recording artist, users of Jib-Jab's web site had the option of including themselves in the music video.[12] |
| 5 |
"Ringtone" |
3:25 |
August 25, 2009 |
Style parody of Queen[13] |
Lyrics are about the downsides of having an annoying cell phone ringtone. The song has an associated music video created by SuperNews!, which premiered August 21, 2009.[14] |
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