 " Jurassic Park " was released as the lead single from Yankovic 's 1993 album Alapalooza . The single did not chart in the United States . However , the song was a sales success in Canada , and peaked at number 5 on the Canadian magazine The Record 's single chart . The video for " Jurassic Park " received light rotation on MTV . Yankovic later explained in an interview that " [ MTV ] played it a few times , and then just yanked it , because it wasn 't really part of their sound . " In contrast , the single was a success on The Box and they played it " incessantly " . Furthermore , in Canada , the song was a massive success on MuchMusic . Due to this , Alapalooza is Yankovic 's best selling album in Canada , with over 200 @,@ 000 units sold , according to Music Canada . However , the video was played and remained popular on VH1 well after its release ; it ranked within the Top 50 Most @-@ Played Clips during the months of August and September 1999 , according to Billboard magazine . The video for " Jurassic Park " was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 37th Grammy Awards , but lost to the video for " Love Is Strong " by The Rolling Stones . Nonetheless , it received attention in animation festivals worldwide for its use of claymation effects . 
