André 3000 Now Has , Longest-Ever ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 Song.<br />The former Outkast member's new album, <br />'New Blue Sun,' dropped on Nov. 17.<br />It debuted at No. 34 on the <br />'Billboard' 200 albums chart.<br />The record's first song, "I Swear, I Really Wanted <br />to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the <br />Way the Wind Blew Me This Time,".<br />debuted at No. 90 on the <br />Hot 100 chart, 'Pitchfork' reports.<br />Its runtime is 12 minutes and 20 seconds, which <br />makes it the chart's newest longest-ever song.<br />The previous record holder was <br />Tool's "Fear Inoculum.".<br />The 10-minute-and-21-second song <br />debuted at No. 93 in 2019.<br />Prior to that, David Bowie's "Blackstar" <br />held the record at nine minutes and <br />57 seconds when it debuted in 2016.<br />Before that, Don McLean's "American Pie <br />(Parts I & II)" held the record for nearly 50 years <br />until he was dethroned by Taylor Swift in 2021.<br />Before that, Don McLean's "American Pie <br />(Parts I & II)" held the record for nearly 50 years <br />until he was dethroned by Taylor Swift in 2021.<br />McLean's song was 8 minutes and 37 seconds, <br />while Swift's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) <br />(Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" clocked <br />in at 10 minutes and 13 seconds
