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{{Infobox single |
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| Name = One More Minute |
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| Cover = |
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| Artist = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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| Album = [[Dare to Be Stupid]] |
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| Released = August 1985 |
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| B-side = "Midnight Star" |
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| Format = 7" |
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| Recorded = January 2, 1985 |
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| Genre = [[Comedy music|Comedy]], [[doo-wop]] |
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| Length = 4:02 |
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| Label = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]] |
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| Writer = |
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| Producer = [[Rick Derringer]] |
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| Last single = "[[I Want a New Duck]]"<br/>(1985) |
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| This single = "'''One More Minute'''"<br/>(1985) |
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| Next single = "[[List of "Weird Al" Yankovic polka medleys#"Hooked on Polkas"|Hooked on Polkas]]"<br/>(1985) |
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| Misc = {{Extra track listing | |
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| Type = single |
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| Tracks = |
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# "[[Like a Surgeon ("Weird Al" Yankovic song)|Like a Surgeon]]" |
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# "[[Dare to Be Stupid (song)|Dare to Be Stupid]]" |
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# "[[I Want a New Duck]]" |
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# "One More Minute" |
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# "[[Yoda (song)|Yoda]]" |
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# "George of the Jungle" |
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# "Slime Creatures from Outer Space" |
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# "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch" |
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# "This Is the Life" |
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# "Cable TV" |
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# "[[List of "Weird Al" Yankovic polka medleys#"Hooked on Polkas"|Hooked on Polkas]]" |
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"'''One More Minute'''" is an original song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]. It is done in the style of [[doo-wop]]. |
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==Track listing== |
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The following tracks are on the single: |
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# "One More Minute" – 4:02 |
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# "Midnight Star" – 4:33 |
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The promo single only contains "One More Minute". |
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==Lyrics== |
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Although the song sounds like a typical romantic slow-dance song, it is about rationalizing extreme acts in reaction to his girlfriend dumping him for another man. He sings how he would rather endure various painful or disgusting acts "than spend one more minute with you". These include ripping out his intestines with a fork, jumping onto a pile of thumbtacks naked, diving "into a swimming pool filled with double-edged razor blades", eating shards of broken glass, forcing an icepick underneath his toenails, slamming his fingers in a door repeatedly, and cleaning all the bathrooms in [[Grand Central Terminal|Grand Central Station]] with his tongue. In the closing verse, he states that he "would rather rip my heart right out of my rib cage with my bare hands and then throw it on the floor and stomp on it 'til I die", painting a particularly dramatic image of his true feelings for his ex-love. The things he does in reaction to the split are suitably bizarre also: after mentioning he has torn up her photos and removed her number from his Rolodex (presumably acceptable things), he also recounts having burned down the malt shop the two had frequented due to bad memories. |
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==Music video== |
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Several jokes in the music video are inspired by a scene in the movie ''[[Top Secret!]]'', a movie Yankovic cites as one of his favorites. Most notable are the microphone gags and the presence of three back-up singers, played in the music video by Yankovic's band. At one point in the video, Al takes out a photograph of his actual ex-girlfriend and tears it in half; this woman was apparently the inspiration for the song.<ref>[http://www.weirdal.com/ldinfo.htm "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection DVD Liner Notes]</ref> |
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==Live performances== |
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In concert, the song is played at a noticeably faster pace. Humorous bits sometimes precede the song; for example, on the ''Running with Scissors'' tour, Yankovic starts off with a monologue about his "hometown" (which happens to be the town he is currently in) and tells a story his mother told him when he was "...about 23." He is constantly interrupted by keyboardist [[Rubén Valtierra]]; to the point which he takes out a blank gun and shoots him. |
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After the first chorus, Yankovic (and a security member, usually wearing a jacket with "AL" on his back) goes into the audience and greets audience members while performing. Additionally, Yankovic removes a pair of boxers from his pants and hands them to a female in the audience. This was also inspired by the aforementioned ''Top Secret!'' scene. |
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==Lyrical content== |
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[[Nathan Rabin]] has argued that "One More Minute" is an early example of [[horrorcore]] and a likely reason for the introduction of [[parental advisory]] stickers for albums.<ref>"[https://www.nathanrabin.com/happy-place/2017/6/2/one-more-minute-from-dare-to-be-stupid 'One More Minute' from Dare To Be Stupid]" by Nathan Rubin. June 2, 2017. Accessed October 4, 2017.</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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*[[List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{"Weird Al" Yankovic}} |
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[[Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic songs]] |
[[Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic songs]] |
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[[Category:1985 singles]] |
[[Category:1985 singles]] |
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