<P> Toward the end of the song , Withers holds a note for 18 seconds . This is believed to be the second - longest note in UK chart history ; Morten Harket of A-ha 's 20 - second note in `` Summer Moved On '' is the longest . Withers ' note is sustained in chest voice , whereas Harket utilizes the falsetto range . The former remains the longest of any Top 40 hit in the United States . Some claim Freddy Curci of the band Sheriff holds the final falsetto note of `` When I 'm with You '' , a number one song in the U.S. in 1989 , for about 20 seconds , although his voice seems to transform into a sound effect , created in the studio . </P>
<P> Toward the end of the song , Withers holds a note for 18 seconds . This is believed to be the second - longest note in UK chart history ; Morten Harket of A-ha 's 20 - second note in `` Summer Moved On '' is the longest . Withers ' note is sustained in chest voice , whereas Harket utilizes the falsetto range . The former remains the longest of any Top 40 hit in the United States . Some claim Freddy Curci of the band Sheriff holds the final falsetto note of `` When I 'm with You '' , a number one song in the U.S. in 1989 , for about 20 seconds , although his voice seems to transform into a sound effect , created in the studio . </P>
who holds the longest note in a song
who holds the longest note in a song
Morten Harket
Morten Harket