(The Making Of GRAMMY-Winning Recordings … series presents firsthand accounts of the creative process behind some of music's biggest recordings. The series' current installments present insight and details about recordings that won 57th GRAMMY Awards.)

(At the 57th GRAMMY Awards, "Weird Al" Yankovic won the GRAMMY for Best Comedy Album for Mandatory Fun. Featuring parodies of songs by Iggy Azalea, Lorde and Pharrell Williams, among others, Mandatory Fun debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the first chart-topping album of Yankovic's career. The four-time GRAMMY winner is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, with dates scheduled through September.)