Only Time
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 Original release |
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| Single by Enya | ||||
| from the album A Day Without Rain | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2000 (original release) 19 November 2001 (remix) |
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| Genre | New age | |||
| Length | 3:38 (album version) 3:15 (Pop Radio Remix) |
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| Writer(s) | Roma Ryan (lyricist) Enya (composer) |
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| Producer | Nicky Ryan | |||
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"Only Time" is a song that was recorded, and whose music was composed, by Irish singer Enya, first released in November 2000. The release of this single coincided with the release of the album A Day Without Rain. In 2001 "Only Time" was released again as a remix. The track was remixed by S.A.F. (Christian B. and Mark Dold) with a final remix by Enya's producer, Nicky Ryan. The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the motion picture Sweet November. To date, "Only Time" is Enya's biggest solo hit in the United States, where it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and #1 on the adult contemporary chart.[2]
After the September 11, 2001 attacks "Only Time" was used as a soundtrack in many radio and television reports about the attacks.[3] Enya released a special edition of the song, and a maxi single was issued on 20 November 2001 featuring a pop mix, with proceeds donated to the families of victims.
Contents |
[edit] Track listings
[edit] 2000 release
- "Only Time"
- "The First of Autumn"
- "The Promise"
[edit] 2001 remix
- "Only Time (Remix)"
- "Oíche Chiúin"
- "Willows on the Water"
- "Only Time"
"Oíche Chiún" is properly spelled as "Oíche Chiúin" on some editions.
[edit] Promotional 2001 release
- "Only Time (Pop Radio Remix)"
[edit] Cover versions
- The British soprano Keedie covered the song on her album I Believe My Heart.
- The Chinese musical group Twelve Girls Band covered the song on their album Eastern Energy.
[edit] Charts and sales
[edit] Peak Positions
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[edit] Decade-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] References
- ^ Hot 100 chart stats from billboard.com
- ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart stats from billboard.com
- ^ "Into The mystic by Marc Weidenbaum (Feb, 2002)". Disquiet.com. http://disquiet.com/2002/02/01/into-the-mystic/. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ AT
- ^ FR
- ^ GER
- ^ ITA
- ^ NL
- ^ SWE
- ^ SWI
- ^ UK
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Enya – Only Time" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Enter Enya in the field Interpret. Enter Only Time in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'Only Time')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Only+Time&strInterpret=Enya&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Enya; 'Only Time')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Enya+Only+Time.
| Preceded by "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill "If You're Gone" by Matchbox Twenty |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single September 29, 2001 (first run) October 13, 2001 (second run) October 27, 2001 (third run) November 10 – December 1, 2001 (fourth run) |
Succeeded by "If You're Gone" by Matchbox Twenty "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias |
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- Singles certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria
- Singles certified triple gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- Singles certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Switzerland
- 2000 singles
- 2001 singles
- Enya songs
- Number-one singles in Germany
- Songs with lyrics by Roma Ryan
- Songs with music by Enya
- Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks number-one singles
