'Weird Al' Yankovic is shown trashing Atlantic Records' Wikipedia page over their refusal to approve "You're Pitiful," his parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful." This led to copycat vandalism of the page, and the page is now locked as a result.
The comic book store featured in the video is Golden Apple Comics, located in Los Angeles, California, while the Gap store is located on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica.
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", and includes constant references to stereotypically nerdy activities, such as collecting comic books, playing Dungeons & Dragons, going to the Renaissance Fair, riding a Segway, and editing Wikipedia.
The song was Yankovic's first Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit, which peaked at No 9.
It was certified platinum by the RIAA, the first Yankovic single to achieve this feat.