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Rochelle Mitchell

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September 20th, 2017

Rochelle Mitchell

Presenter

Jamaica attempts to release world record song5 min read

Jamaica has again set out to break another world record. The latest initiative is being led by the National Commercial Bank (NCB), which is aiming to produce a song which is three hours long.

The title of the longest song ever released in The Guinness Book of World Records is currently held by PC III label Pipe Choir (USA).

In 2015, the choir released their song called, In The Garden (2015), of over 500 verses, which is three hours, one minute and 55 seconds long.

In August, people were invited to submit a verse of at least 30 seconds for consideration.

Brackett-Walters reported that since submissions closed at the end of the month, the original goal of 550 verses (to reflect Jamaica 55) was surpassed, with a final count of 554.

Brackett-Walters said NCB is currently compiling the song “to see if we have beaten the record of three hours.”
A Nicky-B produced dancehall tune makes the soundtrack of the campaign and the blueprint of the song.

Nicky B told THE STAR “NCB wanted a jingle. They said they wanted it to be a song that Jamaicans felt proud to hear,”, explaining that he was one of many producers approached. “It was actually a bid; other producers did it as well. After we submitted our track, we got a call saying they wanted to make it into the longest song in the world. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?”

He revealed that the past weekend was spent listening over each accepted vocal submission three times. The submissions are now being compiled by The Lab multimedia studio.

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