 Although it is a parody of the Los Lobos cover version, "Lasagna" marked Yankovic's first parody that did not require permission from an artist or a payment of royalties, since "La Bamba" is a traditional folk song that is not attributed to any specific writer.The single was released exclusively in Japan as a mini 3" CD single.There is no full-length music video for this single, though a shortened music video segment was shown in 1997 as a part of "The Weird Al Show".