The shortest song in the world is just 1.58 seconds long - Apparently.
The song "In a Gadda Da Vita" by Tom Lehrer is a tongue-in-cheek example of a ridiculously brief musical composition. Released in 1958, the song's brevity is meant to be humorous, but it's also a clever satire of the musical conventions of the time. Lehrer's song is often cited as the shortest song ever recorded, and it's a fascinating example of the creative extremes that musicians will go to in the name of art.