(July 1, 2014 -- New York, New York) - Multi-Grammy Award winner "Weird Al" Yankovic is set to release his 14^th studio album Mandatory Fun on July 15^th via RCA Records.  The 12 track album is available for pre-order now at iTunes (http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFun) and Amazon (http://smarturl.it/MandatoryFunAMZ).

Yankovic recently teased plans to launch 8 music videos in 8 days beginning on July 14^th.

Last month, "Weird Al" began the countdown to July 15^th with the launch of a series of teasers: http://smarturl.it/Transmission1 & http://smarturl.it/Transmission2

Mandatory Fun Tracklisting:

1. Handy
2. Lame Claim to Fame
3. Foil
4. Sports Song
5. Word Crimes
6. My Own Eyes
7. NOW That's What I Call Polka!
8. Mission Statement
9. Inactive
10. First World Problems
11. Tacky
12. Jackson Park Express

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"Weird Al" Yankovic is the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history with over 12 million albums sold. Now in his fourth career decade, he has released 13 studio albums, won 3 Grammys (with 14 nominations) as well as countless awards and accolades for his classics such as"Eat It," "Like a Surgeon," "Fat," "Smells Like Nirvana," "Amish Paradise," "The Saga Begins" and many more. His last studio album Alpocalypse (2011), featuringthe Lady Gaga parody "Perform This Way," charted at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart - the highest debut of his storied career. Alpocalypse was nominated for two Grammy Awards, for Best Comedy Album and Best Short Form Video for the "Perform This Way" Music Video.

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