It's All about the Pentiums
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||
| from the album Running with Scissors | ||
| Released | August 4, 1999 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | April 19, 1999 | |
| Genre | Comedy | |
| Length | 3:34 | |
| Label | Volcano Records | |
| Writer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||
| "The Saga Begins" (1999) |
"It's All about the Pentiums" (1999) |
"Couch Potato" (2003) |
It's All About the Pentiums is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "It's All about the Benjamins (rock remix)" by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and contains several references to "geek culture". The song, which is about the narrator's obsession with his computer's hardware, uses exaggeration to emphasize the narrator's above-average computer skills.
[edit] Music video
The music video, featuring Drew Carey, a Bill Gates look-alike, and Emo Philips as the object of ridicule, is a parody of several rap videos, and since it is about computers, takes place mostly in an office. Phil LaMarr makes a cameo in the video. The fluorescent-lit tunnel and the outfits Yankovic and Drew Carey wear are roughly based on the performances of Ma$e and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs in the music video for the Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Mo Money Mo Problems". The scenes within the gymnasium parody the music video for "It's All about the Benjamins (rock remix)".
[edit] See also
- List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "White & Nerdy", a similar song by Weird Al
| “Weird Al” Yankovic |
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| Band members |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) • Dare To Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off The Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running With Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006) |
| List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography |
| Filmography |
| Music videos • "Al TV" • The Compleat Al • UHF • "The Weird Al Show" • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! |
| Related articles |
| Singles • Songs • Songs Parodied • Dr. Demento • Music videos • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians |
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