PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)

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PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)
Picotaro
publication October 7, 2016
length 0:45
Genre (s) Dance music , pop
Author (s) Kazuhito Kosaka
Label Avex Music Creative
album PPAP
Cosplayers as Pikotaro

PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) ( jap. ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン; Hepburn : Pen-painappō-APPO-pen ) is a song of Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter Pikotaro (Jap. ピコ太郎 Pikotarō ; real name: Kazuhito Kosaka (Japanese 古 坂 和 仁 Kosaka Kazuhito )). As a music video , it was released on YouTube on August 25, 2016 and then went viral afterwards . As of November 7, 2016, the official video has been viewed more than 100 million times and has been hailed as the new " Gangnam Style " in various newspapers and online media. The single reached # 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and was named the shortest single on the Billboard Hot 100 . At the end of 2016, the song reached number 6 on the Japan Hot 100 annual charts.

PPAP , along with three other works by Pikotaro , was published on Internet distribution platforms via Avex Music Creative on October 7, 2016 . An instrumental version of the song was released on October 12, 2016.

The song was written in the key of C sharp minor in four-four time at a tempo of 136 bpm . His vowel parts range from F♯ 3 to C♯ 5 .

Origin background

The text of the song was conceived as a parody and expresses itself negatively towards the English language and especially the Japanese English lessons. The sentence "I have a pen." Is known in Japan as a standard sentence that all primary school students learn as the first practice sentence in English lessons, but there mostly in the modified form "This is a pen." The following sentences in the text are both grammatically incorrect ("I have an apple" and "I have pineapple"), which, according to a statement by the author Pikotaro, should clarify the foolishness.

reception

Viral spread

A month after the song was released, it reached 1 million views. On September 27, 2016, Canadian singer Justin Bieber shared the video on Twitter and titled it as "Favorite Video on the Internet". Since then, the video has gone viral, averaging 1.5 million views per day, and as the new "Gangnam Style" touted by various newspapers and online media. It was also distributed by other YouTubers who created their own version of it (so-called parodies ). The video reached number 1 on the YouTube music charts and was able to hold that position for three weeks in a row.

Charts

The song debuted at number four on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 on October 22, 2016. The following week, it reached number three and two weeks later it reached number two. After dropping to number three, the song topped the charts in the week of November 14, 2016.

The song debuted at number 77 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 and with a duration of 45 seconds it was named the shortest song in the history of the charts. The previous shortest song was Little Boxes by The Womenfolk , which peaked at number 83 in 1964 with a duration of 1 minute and 2 seconds. This has also been recognized by the Guinness Book of Records . The song appeared several times on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 82 in the week of November 26th and number 93 in the week of December 3rd.

Chart placements

Weekly charts

Charts (2016) Highest position
Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 1
Hungary ( Single Top 40 ) 6th
Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 36
Belgium ( Ultratop 200 Albums ) 6th
South Korean Digital Songs (Overseas) ( Gaon ) 22nd
US Billboard Hot 100 77
Billboard Dance / Electronic Digital Song Sales 37

Annual charts

Charts (2016) position
Japan ( Japan Hot 100 ) 6th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gianna Francesca Catolico: WATCH: Sway to the viral Japanese hit 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen' . In: Philippine Daily Inquirer . September 27, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ Heather Chen: How a 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' earworm took over the internet . In: BBC , September 27, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016. 
  3. ↑ 公式 ピ コ 太郎 歌唱 ビ デ オ チ ャ ン ネ ル: Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen / PIKO-TARO . August 25, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ PPAP (Pen Pineapple Apple Pen) (Long Version). In: Google Play. Google, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  5. ↑ PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) [Instrumental] - Single. In: music.apple.com. Apple, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Pikotaro "PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)" Sheet Music in C # Minor (transposable) - Download & Print . Musicnotes, Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan - PIKOTARO: Why PPAP Takes Over Internet? , accessed January 9, 2017
  8. ↑ a b Nerisha Penrose: Justin Bieber Shares His 'Favorite Video on the Internet': Piko Taro's Viral 'PPAP' Clip . In: Billboard . September 27, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ 'Pineapple Pen' song explodes online, dubbed the new 'Gangnam Style' . In: Asian Correspondent . September 27, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ Ben Westcott, Emiko Josuka: Is this the new Gangnam Style? Internet goes crazy for pineapple pen . In: CNN . September 27, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ Hui Min Chew: Viral Japanese song Pen-Apple-Pineapple-Pen touted as 'next Gangnam Style' . In: The Straits Times . September 26, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  12. ↑ wasabi: Pen Pineapple Apple Pen N.1 on Youtube Chart. Digital Trends Japan, October 13, 2016, accessed January 1, 2017 .
  13. ↑ a b PIKOTARO Talks Becoming a Viral Sensation With 'PPAP' and Creating His New (Super Short) Album. Billboard Japan, December 5, 2016, accessed January 1, 2017 .
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  18. ^ Gary Trust: Piko-Taro's 'PPAP' Is the Shortest Song Ever on Billboard Hot 100 . In: Billboard . October 19, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ Video: Pikotaro performs Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen at certificate ceremony as song sets Billboard chart record . In: Guinness World Records . October 28, 2016.
  20. ↑ Walter Sim: Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen sets world record for shortest song to chart on US Billboard Hot 100 . In: The Straits Times . October 28, 2016. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  21. ^ Billboard Japan Hot 100 . In: Billboard Japan . Accessed December 31, 2016.
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  23. ↑ Canadian Music: Top 100 Songs Chart (December 10, 2016) . In: Billboard . Accessed December 31, 2016.
  24. ↑ PIKOTARO - PPAP (PEN PINEAPPLE APPLE PEN) . In: Ultratop . Accessed December 31, 2016.
  25. ↑ gaon chart - 2016 년 42 주차 Digital Chart - 국외 . In: Gaon Music Chart . Accessed December 31, 2016.
  26. ↑ Pikotaro's "PPAP (Pen Pineapple Apple Pen)" Debuts On Billboard Hot 100 . Headline Planet. Accessed December 31, 2016.
  27. ^ Piko - Chart history - Dance / Electronic Digital Song Sales . In: Billboard . Accessed December 31, 2016.
  28. ^ Billboard Japan Hot 100.Billboard Japan, accessed January 1, 2017 .
  29. ↑ Mariko Okada: AKB48 and Justin Bieber Top Billboard Japan's Year-End Charts. Billboard, December 13, 2016, accessed January 1, 2017 .