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2016·The platform era·funny

The shortest song ever to chart, and a rare Japanese-origin global meme.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Pikotaro PPAP
Spread in
2016
Format
Video
Era
The platform era
Performed by
Pikotaro, a character played by the comedian Daimaou Kosaka
Record
Shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, at 45 seconds, until a shorter one later took the record
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it matteredWhat changed

A forty-five-second song by a comedian in character became the shortest ever to enter the American singles chart, a month after one tweet from Justin Bieber.

TimelineIn order

  1. Posted

    The video is posted to YouTube.1

  2. Picked up

    Justin Bieber shares it on Twitter as his favourite video on the internet. It is then watched more than 1.5 million times a day.1

  3. Record

    It is reported to have entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 77, the shortest song to do so.1

  4. Remixed

    Kosaka releases a version about washing hands.1

What people misrememberSet straight

Commonly remembered asIt was a number one in America.

ActuallyIt reached number 77 there. It was number one on the Japanese chart.1

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Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later

The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the official copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)

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