"Jeopardy" is a song released by
the Greg Kihn Band
The Greg Kihn Band was an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright (bassist), Steve Wright. Their most successful singles include "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" (Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' H ...
, from their 1983 album ''
Kihnspiracy''. It was the band's only Top 10 hit on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number 2 in May 1983 (behind
Michael Jackson
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's "
Beat It
"Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, ''Thriller (album), Thriller'' (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones, and co-produced by Jackson. Jones encouraged Jackson to ...
").
It hit #1 on the
''Billboard'' Hot Club Dance Play chart in April 1983 and crossed over to the Top 50 of
''Billboard'''s Soul chart. The song also reached number 63 on the
UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's only charting song in the UK. The song was composed in D minor.
Parody
A parody of the song, titled "
I Lost on Jeopardy", was released by
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...
on his 1984 album ''
"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
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''. Kihn made a
cameo appearance in the song's music video, driving the car into which Yankovic is thrown after being "ejected" from the ''
Jeopardy!
''Jeopardy!'' is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead g ...
'' game show, parodying the end of his own video. The car's license plate reads "LOSER" instead of "LIPS". The bride still pops the cork of the champagne bottle and the video ends.
Art Fleming
Arthur Fleming Fazzin (May 1, 1924 – April 25, 1995) was an American actor and television host. He hosted the first version of the television game show ''Jeopardy!'', which aired on NBC from 1964 until 1975 and again from 1978 to 1979.
...
and
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenur ...
—host and announcer, respectively, of the original version of ''Jeopardy!''—also make cameo appearances.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of number-one dance singles of 1983 (U.S.)
References
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1983 singles
1983 songs
Greg Kihn songs
Beserkley Records singles
American power pop songs
Songs written by Greg Kihn