'Weird Al' Yankovic Releases New Single 'Craigslist' an Homage to the Doors

Track features original Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek 'Craigslist' video
directed by Liam Lynch

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest single by 3-time Grammy
Award-winning Jive/Volcano recording artist "Weird Al" Yankovic drops today.
It's titled "Craigslist" - and although it's technically an original
composition, it's anachronistically and unmistakably in the style of The
Doors. Helping to achieve an authentic sound is original Doors keyboardist
Ray Manzarek, who plays on the track.

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The video for "Craigslist" was shot by Al's friend Liam Lynch, director of
"Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" and "Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic."
"Craigslist" marks Yankovic's first live-action music video since the 2006
Internet sensation "White & Nerdy." The video (which features a montage of
psychedelic stock footage and Yankovic doing his best Jim Morrison impression)
is meant to simulate a typical music video that the Doors might have released
in the '60s. "We were working with a considerably smaller budget, which was
consistent with the look we were trying to achieve," declared Yankovic. "We
literally shot it in Liam's garage."

"Craigslist" is the first of four new songs that Yankovic has recorded and is
planning to release digitally over the course of the summer. The four songs,
along with the T.I. parody "Whatever You Like" (which was released last
October while the original song was still #1 on the Billboard chart)
constitute "Internet Leaks," a 5-song digital-only EP which previews songs
that will appear on the next Weird Al album, currently slated for a 2010
release. "Craigslist" is available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster,
Zune, Walmart and all other digital retailers. The "Craigslist" video is
offered for sale on iTunes as well.

Over the last three decades, Yankovic has sold more comedy recordings than any
other artist in history. His last effort Straight Outta Lynwood debuted in the
Billboard Top 10 and went on to receive Gold certification and two Grammy
nominations. The album spawned the Platinum single and hit video "White &
Nerdy" which went to #1 on VH1 and iTunes, and also became a viral phenomenon
on the Web, racking up over 80 million views.

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SOURCE Jive Records

Gina Orr of Jive Records, +1-310-272-2650, gina.orr@sonymusic.com