In 1972, British rock band Jethro Tull released the longest-running song in recorded history, “Thick as a Brick.” This song, which has a length of 42 minutes, is the only one on the album that has each half taking up an entire page.
- What is the longest song ever released?
- The longest song ever officially released, on the other hand, hasn’t achieved such mainstream success—maybe because it’s 13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds long. The track, titled “The Rise and Fall of Bossanova” was created by Michael and Kelley Bostwick of Palmer, Massachusetts.
- What is the longest song in Hot 100 history?
- Clocking in at 10 minutes 21 seconds, “Fear Inoculum” was the longest entry in Hot 100 history, and the first to exceed 10 minutes. Previously, David Bowie’s “Blackstar” held the record at 9 minutes 57 seconds. “Blackstar” debuted at No.78 on 30 January 2016, almost three weeks after Bowie’s death.
- What is the shortest song of all time?
- The shortest No. 1 song of all time is “SStay” by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs (November 21, 1960). It is 1 minute and 38 seconds long. The longest No. 1 song of all time is “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift (November 27, 2021). It is 10 minutes and 13 seconds long.
- What is the most recorded song of all time?
- There are Guinness World Records in more conventional categories, too. George Gershwin’s “Summertime” is the most recorded song of all time; and the “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band,” a disco remix of John Williams’s Star Wars compositions from Meco’s 1977 album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk, is considered the best-selling instrumental single.
- Is Bohemian Rhapsody the longest song?
- Despite being just under six minutes long, Bohemian Rhapsody isn’t even the longest song on the album A Night At The Opera. That honour goes to the epic track The Prophet’s Song; an even more complex recording which clocks in at 8 minutes and 21 seconds.
