by whom was it composed?
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Headline News (song)
“Headline News” is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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Headline News (song) [SEP] Introduction
“Headline News” is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the Crash Test Dummies' 1993 hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”. It was released as the lead-off single for the compilation box set "" on September 27, 1994. The song was written after Yankovic's label insisted he craft a new song to promote the album; Yankovic in turn combined the music of the Crash Test Dummies' song with three news stories that were popular in late 1993 and early 1994. To help promote the song and album, Yankovic directed a music video that was a direct parody of the Crash Test Dummies' original.