You Suffer
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| “You Suffer” | ||
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| Single by Napalm Death from the album Scum |
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| B-side | "Mega-Armageddon Death Pt. 3" By Electro Hippies | |
| Released | 1989 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Genre | Grindcore | |
| Length | 0:01.316 | |
| Label | Earache Records | |
| Writer(s) | Nicholas Bullen / Justin Broadrick | |
"You Suffer" is a song by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. The song has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the shortest recorded song ever.[1] It is precisely 1.316 seconds long[1] and consists entirely of the lyrics "You suffer - but why?"[2]
The song was written by band members Nicholas Bullen and Justin Broadrick during the sessions for the 'From Enslavement to Obliteration' demo recording in March 1986, and is featured on the album Scum, released in 1987. Napalm Death usually performs the song during live concerts as well.
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[edit] Single release
In 1989 the song appeared on one side of a 7" single given away free with copies of a compilation album entitled Grindcrusher. The song on the other side, "Mega-Armageddon Death Part 3" by the Electro Hippies, also lasts approximately one second, making the disc the shortest single ever released. Each side features one groove at the outer edge of the disc containing the music, with the rest of the surface covered with etched writing and cartoons.[3]
[edit] Video
To coincide with the release of the Scum dualdisc in March 2007, a music video (produced by Earache records, not the group) was released for the song.[4]
