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“One More Minute” is a song by the American parody artist and satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic released as from his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid.
| "One More Minute" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by “Weird Al” Yankovic | ||||
| from the album Dare to Be Stupid | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight Star" | |||
| Released | August 1985 | |||
| Recorded | January 2, 1985 | |||
| Studio | Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop[1] | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Rock ‘n Roll Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | “Weird Al” Yankovic | |||
| “Weird Al” Yankovic singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "One More Minute" on YouTube | ||||
The song is a style parody of 50's doo-wop music.[2]
Yankovic’s thoughts
[edit]Yankovic said that it was still one of his favorites in the Permanent Record: Al In The Box booklet.[3]
Release on compilation albums
[edit]After the Dare to Be Stupid album. The song saw a release on a bunch of compilation albums, which include The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic, Permanent Record: Al In the Box and Greatest Hits.[4]
Music video
[edit]Yankovic believes that they were trying to pose like an early Beatles publicity shot.[5]
Quarantine performance
[edit]Yankovic performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon during quarantine.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hirch, Lily E. (15 April 2022). Weird Al: Seriously. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538163511. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "One More Minute by "Weird Al" Yankovic". madmusic.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "Permanent Record: Al In The Box". dmdb.org. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ One More Minute - Weird Al Yankovic | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-06-16
- ^ Rabin, Nathan; Yankovic, Al (2012-10-01). Weird Al: The Book. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-61312-383-6.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (2020-03-31). "Watch Weird Al Yankovic Perform 'One More Minute' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-06-16.