"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 " 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.