"The Ladies' Bras" is a song by

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and Wisbey which reached number 27 in the

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in September 2007. At 36 seconds, it is the shortest song ever to enter the chart, taking the record just a few weeks after the song "

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" (1 minute, 4 seconds), from the 2007 film ''

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'' had taken it. Before that, the shortest charting single had been Liam Lynch's 2002 " United States of Whatever" (1 minutes, 26 seconds). "The Ladies' Bras" became popular after it was played on

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's ''

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show, reaching number 70 on the UK Singles Chart with 1,644 sales and no national airplay. It was later picked up by

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, who campaigned to get it in the charts by asking guests on his show including

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and

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to sing it live on air. Originally available on the Trunk Records 10th anniversary compilation CD ''Now We Are 10'', the track was also available for download on services such as

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and Wippit and had no official music video. The melody is " The Gonk" from George Romero's 1978 '' Dawn of the Dead'' soundtrack, as played in the supermarket scenes.

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* 2007 singles Trunk Records singles 2007 songs {{2000s-single-stub