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{{Infobox song
| name          = White & Nerdy
| alt           =
| type          = single
| artist        = [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
| album         = [[Straight Outta Lynwood]]
| B-side        = [[Don't Download This Song]]
| released      = September 12, 2006
| recorded      = July 22, 2006
| studio        = Westlake Recording<ref name=whitenerdycard>{{Citation|last=Yankovic|first=Alfred | work = 'Weird Al' Yankovic Official Limited Edition Trading Cards|publisher = [[Volcano Records]] | title = White & Nerdy | number = 77|year=2013}}</ref>
| genre         =
* [[Comedy hip hop]]
* [[Parody music|parody]]
* [[nerdcore]]
| length        = 2:50
| label         = [[Volcano Records|Volcano]]
| writer        = *"Weird Al" Yankovic
* [[Chamillionaire|H. Seriki]]
* [[Krayzie Bone|A. Henderson]]
| producer      = "Weird Al" Yankovic
| prev_title    = [[Don't Download This Song]]
| prev_year     = 2006
| next_title    = [[Canadian Idiot]]
| next_year     = 2006
| misc          = {{Extra track listing
 | album  = [[Straight Outta Lynwood]]
 | type   = single
 | tracks = {{hidden
 | title        = 12 tracks
 | text         =
# "'''White & Nerdy'''"
# "Pancreas"
# "[[Canadian Idiot]]"
# "I'll Sue Ya"
# "[[Polka Medleys#Polkarama!|Polkarama!]]"
# "Virus Alert"
# "Confessions Part III"
# "Weasel Stomping Day"
# "Close But No Cigar"
# "Do I Creep You Out"
# "[[Trapped in the Drive-Thru]]"
# "[[Don't Download This Song]]"
}}
}}
{{External music video|
{{YouTube|N9qYF9DZPdw|"White & Nerdy"}}}}
}}

"'''White & Nerdy'''" is a song by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]. It is a [[parody]] of "[[Ridin']]" by [[Chamillionaire]] and [[Krayzie Bone]]. It is about a person who is a [[nerd]] and wants to join a gang, but cannot because he is too "white and nerdy".

==Reaction from Chamillionaire==
Chamillionaire put "White & Nerdy" on his [[MySpace]] page, He said he enjoyed the parody.<ref name="MTVNews.com story">Reid, Shaheem; Dukes, Rahman (September 11, 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20061027043800/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/091106/ "Mixtape Monday"]. MTV.</ref> In an interview, Chamillionaire complimented Yankovic's [[rapping]] ability, saying, "He's actually rapping pretty good on it, it's crazy ... I didn't know he could rap like that."<ref name="MTVNews.com story"/> Yankovic said that Chamillionaire thanked him on the red carpet after "Ridin'" won the Grammy award for [[Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group|Best Rap Song]] at the [[49th Annual Grammy Awards]] He said that the parody "made it undeniable that ["Ridin'"] was the rap song of the year".<ref name="npr weekend edition">{{cite web | url = https://www.npr.org/2014/07/12/329873481/weird-al-yankovic-on-parody-in-the-age-of-youtube | title = 'Weird Al' Yankovic On Parody In The Age Of YouTube | date = July 12, 2014 | access-date = July 12, 2014 | publisher = [[NPR]] }}</ref>

==Track listing==
# "White & Nerdy"&nbsp;– 2:50
# "Don't Download This Song"&nbsp;– 3:54

==Personnel==
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] – lead and backing vocals
* [[Jim West (guitarist)|Jim West]] – keyboard programming
* [[Jon Schwartz (drummer)|Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz]] – drum programming<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Essential 'Weird Al' Yankovic|title-link=The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic|year=2009 |first=Stephen |last=Thompson|type=Liner Notes |publisher=Legacy Recordings|location=New York, NY}}</ref>

==Chart positions==
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===Weekly===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for "White & Nerdy"
!Chart (2006–2007)
!Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Digital Track Chart ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue877.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue877.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-12-19|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 1 January 2007|date=January 1, 2007|publisher=[[Pandora Archive]]|issue=877|access-date=September 26, 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|align="center"|12
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Digital Songs<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-canada-digital-songs/2006-11-04|title=Canadian Digital Songs|date=November 4, 2006|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Weird+Al+Yankovic&titel=White+%26+Nerdy&cat=s "Weird Al Yankovic – White & Nerdy (Song) – Swedish (SE)"]. ''finnishcharts.com''. eMedia Jungen.</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21542/weird-al-yankovic|title=Weird Al Yankovic|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref>
|align="center"|80
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2006-10-21|title=The Hot 100 Chart (2006-10-21)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2 January 2013|access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|}
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===Year-end===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Year-end chart performance for "White & Nerdy"
!Chart (2006)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Swedish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20060001 |title=Årslista Singlar – År 2006 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association |access-date=August 13, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041639/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=20060001 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|align=center|90
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "White & Nerdy"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Yankovic|title=White|award=Platinum|digital=true|note=Digital|relyear=2006|certyear=2008|accessdate=July 20, 2021|refname=RIAA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Yankovic|title=White|award=Gold|digital=true|note=Mastertone|relyear=2006|certyear=2007|accessdate=July 20, 2021|refname=RIAA1}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true}}

==References==
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==Other websites==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061106230659/http://www.whiteandnerdy.com/ Official e-card for the song, includes quiz and video] (archive).
*{{YouTube|N9qYF9DZPdw|"Weird Al" Yankovic - White & Nerdy (Official 4K Video)}}

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[[Category:"Weird Al" Yankovic songs]]
[[Category:Parodies]]
[[Category:2006 songs]]