Spider-Pig from what film became the shortest song to reach the British Top 40?

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Spider-Pig, from "The Simpsons Movie," became the shortest song to reach the British Top 40 at the time. The song is heard when Homer makes his adopted pig, Plopper, walk across the ceiling while he sings a parody of the Spider-Man theme.

The 2007 film turned the brief joke into a charting single. The soundtrack version, arranged by composer Hans Zimmer, reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and lasted only about 1 minute and 4 seconds. Its unusual chart success helped make a tiny comic moment one of the film’s most recognizable musical pieces.

The record was later broken, so “shortest song” needs historical context. In 2007, "Spider Pig" briefly held the distinction before “The Ladies’ Bras,” a 36-second song by Jonny Trunk and Wisbey, surpassed it. The stored answer is still the canonical answer to the question because the question asks which film Spider-Pig came from, not whether the record remains current.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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