White & Nerdy
| "White & Nerdy" | ||||
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| Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
| from the album Straight Outta Lynwood | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Download This Song" | |||
| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | Westlake Recording | |||
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| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Volcano | |||
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| Producer(s) | "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic singles chronology | ||||
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| Straight Outta Lynwood track listing | ||||
12 tracks
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| "White & Nerdy" on YouTube | ||||
"White & Nerdy" is the second single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released in 2006. It parodies the song "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. The song both satirizes and celebrates nerd culture, as recited by the subject, who cannot "roll with the gangstas" because he is "just too white and nerdy". It includes many references to activities stereotypically associated with nerds and/or white people, such as collecting comic books and action figures, being fluent in JavaScript and Klingon, editing Wikipedia, and playing Dungeons & Dragons.
The song was Yankovic's only US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 song, peaking at No. 9, and his second to reach the top 20 in America after "Eat It" peaked at No. 12 in 1984. "White & Nerdy" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming Yankovic's first single to achieve this feat.