| "I Lost on Jeopardy" | ||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D | ||||
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| Released | June 4, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | December 12, 1983 | |||
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| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Original song by Greg Kihn, Steve Wright; parody lyrics by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick Derringer | |||
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| "I Lost on Jeopardy" on YouTube | ||||
"I Lost on Jeopardy" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic from his second album, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, released in 1984. The song is a parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band, released in 1983, and its refrain "Our love's in jeopardy". The parody's lyrics center on the game show Jeopardy!, and features a guest vocal from Don Pardo, who announced for Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1975. The music video uses a set inspired by the 1964-75 version of the game show, and in addition to Pardo, features cameos from the show's host Art Fleming as well as Dr. Demento and Greg Kihn. The song was released just prior to the revival of Jeopardy! in 1984, though contrary to popular theory,[1] the revival was already in the works and was not inspired by Yankovic's song.
The song has appeared on several compilation albums, including "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits (1988), Wacky Favorites (1993), and Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994).[2] The song charted at 83 on the Hot 100.[3]
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- ^ "Top Songs of 1984". Top40weekly. 31 December 1984. Retrieved November 5, 2022.