 Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by " Weird Al " Yankovic , released in 1985 . The album was one of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer . Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985 , the album was Yankovic 's first studio album released following the success of 1984 's In 3 @-@ D , which included the Top 40 single " Eat It " . 
