Singing World Records

Cosmo placed 35 sexual innuendos in a potato-themed rap song.

Operatic tenor Michael Kennedy sang a single vocal note that lasted 19 minutes, 18.76 seconds. He used circular breathing to achieve the feat. tag:RecordSetterBook01

Aten Williams performed a freestyle rap non-stop for 17 hours. Watch his entire record attempt here.

Paying homage to her favorite musical,Rachel Sklar sang ’Sixteen Going On Seventeen[]’ (featured in The Sound of Music) in 38.58 seconds. The record was set at a World Record Appreciation Society event on February 11, 2009. It took place at Pianos, a bar in New York City’s Lower East Side. Corey Henderson and Dan Rollman were on hand to document and time the record. (photo courtesy of Nick McGlynn)

Emily Casden threw 144 pieces of chalk at Ella Morton while Morton was dressed in a taco suit, singing Space Oddity. The band Blast Off!!! accompanied Morton for her performance. The record was at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. #WRAS15, #RecordSetterBook01

TJ and 31 of his friends fit into a bathroom stall and sang the chorus of Lean On Me.

18 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Dark inhaled helium and sang the chorus to I Think We’re Alone Now while hogtied. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at Wieden Kennedy’s 28th annual Founders’ Day party. RecordSetter co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. tag:FD28

Operatic tenor Michael Kennedy sang a cadenza that was one hour, seven minutes, 12.00 seconds in length.

At the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington, 42 people sang in a shower at the same time. The record was set inside got2b’s World’s Biggest Shower, a featured festival attraction. [#SMF01][] tag:RecordSetterBook01

Operatic tenor Michael Kennedy sang 24 single-breath opera songs in 10 minutes, a new world record. Each song was sung using just one breath.

John Cabral led a group of 121 concert-goers in the largest group rendition of Don’t Stop Believin’ by the rock band Journey. The record was set on October 17, 2009 at the Saucony Originals tent at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, California.

Kent Haines and Erin Descoteaux took 41.66 seconds to drive through the legendary Chandelier Tree while listening to "Maneater" by Hall & Oates

Andrew Bailey, newsreader on The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show, sang the chorus of seven show tunes while roller skating down Carnaby Street[]in London, England.The record ended when Bailey fell over.

Two year old, Silas Good sang the alphabet song in 8.60 seconds.

Gwendolyn Cassling and Hilary Hodge led 47 people in a vocal rendition of Saturday in the Park by Chicago on a Saturday in a park in Chicago[]. The feat was achieved on July, 18, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival[] in Chicago. Representatives from URDB.org were present to document the record. #PF01