Who sang "Amish Paradise"?

Who sang "Amish Paradise"? The song was sung by American comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It became one of his best-known parody singles.

Released in 1996, "Amish Paradise" appeared on Yankovic's album Bad Hair Day. The song parodies "Gangsta's Paradise," the major hit by Coolio featuring L.V., while also drawing its musical lineage from Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise." Yankovic replaces the original song's crime-focused narrative with comic details about a deliberately plain Amish lifestyle.

The single was written and performed by Yankovic, who supplied the lead and background vocals. Its music video humorously exaggerates Amish imagery, using references to farm work, modest living, and religious community life for comic effect.

A frequent mistake is to credit Coolio, because "Amish Paradise" closely follows the sound and structure of "Gangsta's Paradise." Coolio's song is the source being parodied; Yankovic is the performer of "Amish Paradise." Yankovic later rerecorded the song for the 2022 film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.