Yankovic had found Osmond to be eager to be in the video, having memorized the song before recording as well as having his various moves already figured out before filming. Another repeated scene shows Yankovic along with Donny Osmond-the "whitest guy I could think of", according to Yankovic -dancing in front of the Schrödinger equation, mimicking shots of Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone from the "Ridin'" video. Yankovic is seen at night dancing in front of a set of road flares arranged in the form of Pac-Man, similar to the shot of Chamillionaire in front of the figure of a lizard, his personal logo. These scenes include shots that directly parody the "Ridin '" video, including similar outfits by both artists. The video, loosely parodying the video for Chamillionaire's " Ridin'" and following the song's lyrics, shows Yankovic, dressed as a stereotypical nerd with a buttoned-up polo shirt, dress slacks, and horn-rimmed glasses attempting to fit in with the "gangsters" ( Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of MADtv), but instead either scaring them away, causing them to flip him off, or to direct him away from their group and instead towards a herd of other "nerds". The single has an accompanying music video, which was recorded in high definition. The finished audio tracks were then brought to Westlake Studio in Los Angeles, California, where Yankovic added his rap vocals. The two musicians recorded their specific tracks at their home studios. While Yankovic usually records his songs together with his band, the backing tracks for "White and Nerdy" were completely recorded by guitarist Jim West-who handled the synthesizer production-and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz-who was tasked with recording the drums. It was certified platinum by the RIAA, the first Yankovic single to achieve this feat. The song was Yankovic's first and only Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit, peaking at #9 after debuting at #28 the previous week. It includes many references to activities stereotypically associated with nerds and white people, such as collecting comic books and action figures, and playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). 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 parodies the song " Ridin'" by Chamillionaire and Krayzie Bone. " White & Nerdy" is the second single from "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood, which was released on September 26, 2006.
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