"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 "Puff Daddy" Combs and focuses on the narrator's obsession with his computer's hardware. The name of the song reflects this in its title with its referral to the Pentium line of Intel microprocessor chips that were popular in the late nineties. It was also one of the last songs recorded for the album Running With Scissors.
Yankovic spoke to Sean Combs personally on the phone to make sure that the parody would not emulate the 1996 Coolio incident.[1] Yankovic has admitted to writing the song a few days before the entire album had to be mastered:
"I almost always record the lead vocals first. The only exception that comes to mind is "It's All About the Pentiums." I had pitched Puff Daddy on the parody idea, and by the time I finally got his official approval, we were already in the final studio sessions for "Running With Scissors"! It was such a last minute addition to the album that I had no choice but to record all the instrument tracks and background vocals first, just to buy me some time to come up with the lyrics. We were mixing the last few songs on the album by the time I finished writing the lyrics to "Pentiums," and I wound up recording the lead vocals just a couple days before the album had to be mastered. It's a good thing I work well under pressure!"[2]
The music video is a parody of several rap videos. The video features several "as live" performance scenes. The crowd consists of office workers and features a large WELCOME TO COMDEX sign behind the band. The scene in front of the glass building and the office scenes were shot at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Headquarters Building in Alhambra, CA. At the video's beginning, an "old school" car is seen pulling up outside the offices. Initially, the camera is angled at the car's front, yet when it switches to a side view of the car, we see it is ridiculously small. Out of it steps Yankovic, accompanied by four doves. Weird Al used the same car (a Nash Metropolitan) in his earlier production, the movie UHF. As the video is about computers, most of the scenes take place in an office. Yankovic's drummer, Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, is seen in several of these bits as an office worker yelling "YEAH!" over and over. Emo Philips, who had worked with Yankovic on UHF and The Weird Al Show, is seen as the object of ridicule, sitting in front of a computer in a small orange room and doing things that are mentioned in the song. He waxes his modem, "trying to make it go faster," takes out correction fluid and dabs some on his computer screen, takes an Etch-a-Sketch as if it were the monitor and shakes it to clear it, and proudly shows a picture of Sarah Michelle Gellar from his printer.
During one concert scene, Yankovic can be seen smashing old computer equipment with a sledgehammer, including a monitor and a laptop. John Ranlett (a Bill Gates look-alike) plays a role at the line "I'm down with Bill Gates, I call him 'money' for short". He answers the phone when Yankovic calls him to "make him do [his] tech support," and responds by rolling his eyes.[3] His mug reads "Think similar", a parody of the Apple advertising slogan "Think different". Yankovic and Drew Carey[4] are seen in a fluorescent-lit tunnel. This and the outfits they wear are based on the performances of Mase and Sean Combs (aka. P. Diddy, or Puff Daddy) in the music video for the Notorious B.I.G.'s song, "Mo Money Mo Problems".
References
^. thepentiums.com. Nov 28, 1999. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved Jan 1, 2011.
^Yankovic, Alfred (November 15, 2005). . weirdal.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
^"John Ranlett as "Bill Gates"". The Kim Brooke Group. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
^""Weird Al" Enlists Drew Carey For New Video". MTV. August 4, 1999. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
External links
"Weird Al's" Official Page
Al's Official MySpace Page
Al's Official Facebook Page
Official music video for "It's All About the Pentiums"
January 24, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources It s All About the Pentiums news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Puff Daddy Combs and focuses on the narrator s obsession with his computer s hardware The name of the song reflects this in its title with its referral to the Pentium line of Intel microprocessor chips that were popular in the late nineties It was also one of the last songs recorded for the album Running With Scissors It s All About the Pentiums Single by Weird Al Yankovicfrom the album Running with ScissorsB side The Saga Begins ReleasedAugust 4 1999 1999 08 04 RecordedApril 19 1999GenreHard rock comedy rock comedy hip hop rap rockLength3 34LabelVolcanoSongwriter s Sean CombsSean JacobsJason PhillipsDavid StylesChristopher WallaceKimberly JonesDeric AngelettieAlfred YankovicProducer s Weird Al Yankovic Weird Al Yankovic singles chronology The Saga Begins 1999 It s All About the Pentiums 1999 Polka Power 1999 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Writing 3 Music video 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing Edit It s All About the Pentiums 3 34 The Saga Begins 5 28 The Saga Begins Music video Writing EditYankovic spoke to Sean Combs personally on the phone to make sure that the parody would not emulate the 1996 Coolio incident 1 Yankovic has admitted to writing the song a few days before the entire album had to be mastered I almost always record the lead vocals first The only exception that comes to mind is It s All About the Pentiums I had pitched Puff Daddy on the parody idea and by the time I finally got his official approval we were already in the final studio sessions for Running With Scissors It was such a last minute addition to the album that I had no choice but to record all the instrument tracks and background vocals first just to buy me some time to come up with the lyrics We were mixing the last few songs on the album by the time I finished writing the lyrics to Pentiums and I wound up recording the lead vocals just a couple days before the album had to be mastered It s a good thing I work well under pressure 2 Music video EditThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The music video is a parody of several rap videos The video features several as live performance scenes The crowd consists of office workers and features a large WELCOME TO COMDEX sign behind the band The scene in front of the glass building and the office scenes were shot at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Headquarters Building in Alhambra CA At the video s beginning an old school car is seen pulling up outside the offices Initially the camera is angled at the car s front yet when it switches to a side view of the car we see it is ridiculously small Out of it steps Yankovic accompanied by four doves Weird Al used the same car a Nash Metropolitan in his earlier production the movie UHF As the video is about computers most of the scenes take place in an office Yankovic s drummer Jon Bermuda Schwartz is seen in several of these bits as an office worker yelling YEAH over and over Emo Philips who had worked with Yankovic on UHF and The Weird Al Show is seen as the object of ridicule sitting in front of a computer in a small orange room and doing things that are mentioned in the song He waxes his modem trying to make it go faster takes out correction fluid and dabs some on his computer screen takes an Etch a Sketch as if it were the monitor and shakes it to clear it and proudly shows a picture of Sarah Michelle Gellar from his printer During one concert scene Yankovic can be seen smashing old computer equipment with a sledgehammer including a monitor and a laptop John Ranlett a Bill Gates look alike plays a role at the line I m down with Bill Gates I call him money for short He answers the phone when Yankovic calls him to make him do his tech support and responds by rolling his eyes 3 His mug reads Think similar a parody of the Apple advertising slogan Think different Yankovic and Drew Carey 4 are seen in a fluorescent lit tunnel This and the outfits they wear are based on the performances of Mase and Sean Combs aka P Diddy or Puff Daddy in the music video for the Notorious B I G s song Mo Money Mo Problems References Edit Behind the Scenes thepentiums com Nov 28 1999 Archived from the original on February 29 2000 Retrieved Jan 1 2011 Yankovic Alfred November 15 2005 The Ask Al Archive weirdal com Archived from the original on June 26 2001 Retrieved July 14 2011 John Ranlett as Bill Gates The Kim Brooke Group Retrieved July 14 2011 Weird Al Enlists Drew Carey For New Video MTV August 4 1999 Archived from the original on July 16 2011 External links Edit Weird Al s Official Page Al s Official MySpace Page Al s Official Facebook Page Official music video for It s All About the Pentiums Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It 27s All About the Pentiums amp oldid 1104579555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
