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Who has the shortest song ever?

Nicholas Bullen, writer of the song's four-word lyrics, said that the brevity of "You Suffer" was inspired by Wehrmacht's 1985 song "E!". The song has since been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever recorded.

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1989 single by Napalm Death

"You Suffer" is a song by English grindcore band Napalm Death from the band's debut studio album, Scum (1987). The song is precisely 1.316 seconds long.[1][2] The song was written by Nicholas Bullen, Justin Broadrick, and Mick Harris during the March 1986 demo sessions for From Enslavement to Obliteration.

The track currently holds the world record for shortest recorded song.[3]

Background and influence [ edit ]

The official four-word lyrics to the song are: "You suffer, but why?". Justin Broadrick said about the song: "You Suffer" was largely a comedy thing, one-second song. Utterly retarded. It's ridiculous, but it was hilarious. We played that song in front of 30 local kids, like, every weekend. We played that song 30 times. It was a laugh.[4] Nicholas Bullen, writer of the song's four-word lyrics, said that the brevity of "You Suffer" was inspired by Wehrmacht's 1985 song "E!".[5] The song has since been recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest ever recorded.[6] "You Suffer" would become an influence on the "noisecore" micro-genre, inspiring many bands such as Sore Throat, 7 Minutes of Nausea, Deche-Charge, Anal Cunt, and others to release full-length recordings of exclusively "microsong" content.[7] Swedish metal band Opeth has covered the song live.[8]

Release [ edit ]

In 1989, "You Suffer" appeared on one side of a 7" single given away free with copies of a compilation album entitled Grindcrusher. The song on the other side, "Mega-Armageddon Death Part 3" by the Electro Hippies, also lasts approximately one second, making the disc the shortest single ever released. Each side features one groove at the outer edge of the disc containing the music, with the rest of the surface containing etched writing and cartoons.[9] To coincide with the release of the Scum DualDisc in March 2007, a music video produced by Earache Records was released for the song.[10] The video shows a girl jumping up and down with fake blood/gunshot effects overlayed on the footage.

Track listing [ edit ]

Vinyl release [ edit ]

Side one [ edit ]

"You Suffer" :01

Side Two [ edit ]

"Mega-Armageddon Death Part 3" (performed by Electro Hippies) :01

Digital release [ edit ]

"You Suffer" :01 "Dead" :02

In popular culture [ edit ]

In 2018, "You Suffer" was featured in the 2014 HBO television series Silicon Valley in the episode "Chief Operating Officer".[7] The character Gilfoyle uses the song as a notification for bitcoin price fluctuations; specifically, when the price drops below a certain threshold that makes it no longer profitable for his computer to mine.[11]

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Slowcore is a fusion genre of indie rock and sadcore, characterized by minimal musical backing, played at extremely slow speeds. Slowcore songs often feature "depressing lyrics", according to Listverse.

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Subgenre of alternative and indie rock music

Slowcore is a subgenre of alternative rock and indie rock. The music of slowcore artists is generally characterized by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements. Slowcore is often used interchangeably with the term sadcore.[1][2]

Characteristics [ edit ]

Slowcore is a fusion genre of indie rock and sadcore,[3] characterized by minimal musical backing, played at extremely slow speeds.[4] Slowcore songs often feature "depressing lyrics", according to Listverse.[3] Swedish singer Stina Nordenstam has been described as slowcore because of "her sadly beautiful little-girl whisper" style of singing.[2] Artists would often take influence from other genres like americana, dream pop, shoegaze and post-rock, often times straddling lines between genres.[5]

History [ edit ]

The genre began in the early 1990s as an act of rebellion against the predominant energy and aggression of grunge. The genre is linked to the band Low, who began experimenting by playing quietly and slowly to traditional rock audiences.[2][6]

See also [ edit ]

Doom metal, a genre of heavy metal that also focuses on slow tempos and pessimistic lyrics

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