| "Valley Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Frank and Moon Zappa | ||||
| from the album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch | ||||
| B-side | "You Are What You Is" | |||
| Released | June 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 4:59 (album version) 3:47 (single version) | |||
| Label | Barking Pumpkin, CBS | |||
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| Producer(s) | Frank Zappa | |||
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| "Valley Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Valley Girl" is a song by American musician Frank Zappa, released as the sole single from his 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch and featuring his then-14-year-old daughter Moon. Though Zappa intended it to mockingly satirize San Fernando Valley teen culture, the song's success inadvertently popularized the "valley girl" stereotype and its associated mannerisms. The song was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.