Canadian Idiot

"Canadian Idiot"
Yankovic in a blue Lynwood jacket standing beside a low-rider convertible with a pit bull on a graffitied urban street scene
Australian promotional single cover
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
from the album Straight Outta Lynwood
Released26 September 2006 (2006-09-26)
Recorded19 February 2006 (2006-02-19)
Genre
Length2:23
LabelVolcano
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology
"White & Nerdy"
(2006) 		"Canadian Idiot"
(2006) 		"Whatever You Like"
(2008)
Straight Outta Lynwood track listing
12 tracks
  1. "White & Nerdy"
  2. "Pancreas"
  3. "Canadian Idiot"
  4. "I'll Sue Ya"
  5. "Polkarama!"
  6. "Virus Alert"
  7. "Confessions Part III"
  8. "Weasel Stomping Day"
  9. "Close But No Cigar"
  10. "Do I Creep You Out"
  11. "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"
  12. "Don't Download This Song"

"Canadian Idiot" is a song by American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on 26 September 2006 from his album Straight Outta Lynwood. It is a parody of Green Day's song "American Idiot".

The song is a sarcastic parody of the stereotypical American view of the Canadian way of life and a satire of American xenophobia. Yankovic pokes fun at an accentuated Canadian dialect and Canadians' love of ice hockey, beer, macaroni and cheese, and doughnuts. At the end of the song, he says that the Canadians are "up to something" and calls for a "preemptive strike".

Although critical reception to the song was mixed, "Canadian Idiot" is among Yankovic's best-charting songs, peaking at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. He included it on the set lists of four of his concert tours, and fans responded with hundreds of homemade music videos.