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The world’s longest song has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. But unofficially, there are even longer songs.
This is the world’s longest song
A song on the charts lasts, on average, a little over three minutes. If you want to listen to the world’s longest song, you’ll need to set aside a little more time.
- According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest song lasts 115 hours and 45 minutes. Mark Christopher Lee and “The Pocket Gods” are the artists who set the world record with their song in 2021. However, the song doesn’t have a name, and no other details are known.
- The unofficial record for the world’s longest song is held by Thom Yorke, the singer and songwriter of the British band Radiohead. For an art exhibition in Sydney, he recorded the song “Subterranea,” which has a playing time of 432 hours—equivalent to 18 days.
- Things get even crazier when you try to listen to the world’s longest piece of music. It’s called “As Slow as Possible” and is played on an organ in the Harz Mountains. It lasts a whopping 639 years.
