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WATCH: Woburn Memorial High School's 2019 Lip Dub

The school's annual tradition involved 1400 students, 110 faculty and 60 hours planning.

WOBURN, MA — Woburn Memorial High School has posted its annual lip dub video. The annual tradition is locally famous, and even got mentions on several local news stations this week. Directed by the 2019 yearbook staff, the one-take video involved 1400 students, 110 faculty and 60 hours planning. You can watch the 6:20 production above.

Lip dubs are music videos that combine lip synching and audio dubbing, and have become a popular year-end activity in public high schools throughout the country. They typically involve a single-unedited shot of people lip synching the song, with the original sing being dubbed into the final version during post production. While they often appear like standard music videos, they often involve hours of preparation and rehearsal.

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