Shortest-Ever Hot 100 Hit “PPAP” Gets A Long Version
Last week, “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” — the debut track from fictional songwriter Piko-Taro, who was created by Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka — became the shortest-ever song to hit Billboard’s Hot 100, mostly thanks to a Justin Bieber co-sign and a lot of YouTube streams due to the video’s absurd, viral nature. Now, the novelty of the track […]
Stereogum — Last week, “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” — the debut track from fictional songwriter Piko-Taro, who was created by Japanese comedian Kazuhito Kosaka — became the shor... more info