 " Headline News " is a parody song by " Weird Al " Yankovic . It is a parody of the Crash Test Dummies 's 1993 hit " Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm " . It was released as the lead @-@ off single for the compilation box set Permanent Record : Al in the Box on September 27 , 1994 . The song was later included on the 1995 compilation album Alapalooza . The song was featured on the 1994 film The Mask .

## Song summary

" Headline News " is a parody of the Crash Test Dummies 's 1993