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Dare to Be Stupid

1985 "Weird Al" Yankovic song
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Dare to Be Stupid

Summary

Dare to Be Stupid is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dare to Be Stupid was influenced by Devo[3].
  • Dare to Be Stupid's instance of is recorded as single[4].
  • Dare to Be Stupid's genre is new wave[5].
  • Dare to Be Stupid followed list of "Weird Al" Yankovic polka medleys[6].
  • Dare to Be Stupid was followed by Living with a Hernia[7].
  • Dare to Be Stupid was produced by "Weird Al" Yankovic[8].
  • Among the performers on Dare to Be Stupid was "Weird Al" Yankovic[9].
  • Dare to Be Stupid's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Dare to Be Stupid was published on August 1986[11].
  • Dare to Be Stupid's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Dare to Be Stupid[12].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cc5374d6-48ee-3f0b-8c95-36aa9cf710bf[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dare to Be Stupid was performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic[9]. It was produced by "Weird Al" Yankovic[8].

Publication

Dare to Be Stupid was published on August 1986[11]. Its genre is new wave[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dare to Be Stupid followed list of "Weird Al" Yankovic polka medleys[6]. It was followed by Living with a Hernia[7].

Why It Matters

Dare to Be Stupid ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

"Weird Al" Yankovic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Koavf · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/0bh4hz
    Imported from → —
    Followed by → Living with a Hernia
    Instance of → single
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q908848]]"
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