"Eat It" | ||||
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Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
from the album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D | ||||
B-side | "That Boy Could Dance" | |||
Released | February 28, 1984 | |||
Recorded | December 13, 1983 | |||
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Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
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Producer(s) | Rick Derringer | |||
"Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||||
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"Eat It" (original version) on YouTube | ||||
"Eat It" (coverage take) on YouTube |
"Eat It" is a 1984 song by American comedy music artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of Michael Jackson's 1983 single "Beat It", with the contents changed to be about an exasperated parent attempting to get their picky child to eat anything at all, much less to eat properly. The track was both a commercial and critical success, earning Yankovic a Grammy Award. It peaked at number twelve in the United States, making it his first top 40 hit in that country, and reached number one in Australia.