Song World Records

Reggie Watts said 12 fortune cookie sayings in two minutes over a live, self-generated soundtrack. Watts created a live, looping multi-track vocal beat using only his mouth before he began the sayings. The record was set 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. [#WRAS12][]#celebpick

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

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

It took Simon Schwartz four minutes, 16.18 seconds to play all 66 notes in John Williams’ The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme). tag:RecordSetterBook01

Joe Schuman and Ned Wilson volleyed a table tennis ball back and forth 352 consecutive times while listening to Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) by Enrique Iglesias. They completed a total of 403 but the last 51 attempts were completed after the song ended.

Liz Tertinek, Katie Rich, Sara Wallitt, Alysse Cottle, and Sarah Gasbarro got dressed in Snuggies, formed a five-person human pyramid and sang a verse from "99 Bottles Of Beer," a new world record.

Ezra Kanarick played Mary Had A Little Lamb in 11.30 seconds on a baby piano while holding a pomelo in his non-playing hand.

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.

Jason Eppink and Matt Green threw a pineapple back and forth 67 times in one minute while singing Camptown Races, a new world record. They stood exactly ten feet apart while achieving the feat. The duo set the record on May 20, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS06][]

ToTsreferenced potatoes 30 times in his rap song “Crispy.”DJ Mix Master Mash provided beats for the song. ToTs, who raps only about potatoes, recently raised money through Kickstarter[] to produce a full-length album. The Coup De Tots will be released in 2010.

Blast Off!!! played just 24 beats of Sweet Child O’ Mine in one minute, a world record. The band performed the song on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat. [#WRAS07][]

Esther Crow sang ’Sleigh Ride’ in 59.41 seconds while accompanying herself with a cowbell, a kazoo, and metal jingles. Crow set the record during a World Record Appreciation Society event at Pianos in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat. #WRAS10

Phil Covitz and Andrea D’Attanasio complete a world record 111 tandem single-rope jumps during the duration of the Run-D.M.C. song, ’It’s Tricky[]’. Jumps where they tripped or stumbled over the rope were not counted. The couple set the record on March 25, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event held at Pianos in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses. [#WRAS05][]

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

James Medina and Paul Bryan led a group of 208 people dancing to music playing from a Ford Fusion. They set the record as part of Fusion 41, a nationwide world record challenge created by the Ford Motor Company. tag:RecordSetterBook01