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Once in a While (Timeflies song)

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"Once in a While"
Single by Timeflies
ReleasedMarch 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Rob Resnick
  • Cal Shapiro
Producer(s)Timeflies
Timeflies singles chronology
"Worse Things Than Love"
(2015)
"Once in a While"
(2016)
"Gravity"
(2016)
Music video
"Once in a While" on YouTube

"Once in a While" is a song by American pop duo Timeflies. It was made available for digital download on March 18, 2016 through Forty8Fifty Music Group and Epic Records.[2] The song became a viral hit on Spotify, gathering over 300 million streams. It also reached the top 40 charts in at least 8 countries across Europe, as well as the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.

Live performances

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Timeflies performed "Once in a While" on Good Day L.A. on September 7, 2016.[3]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 58
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[5] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 93
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 34
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 32
Germany (GfK)[10] 60
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[11] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 73
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 29
Norway (VG-lista)[15] 19
Portugal (AFP)[16] 47
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[17] 32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 56
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[20] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 39

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 93
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 60
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 62
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 76

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] Platinum 90,000
Germany (BVMI)[27] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[28] Gold 25,000
Sweden (GLF)[29] 2× Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide March 18, 2016 Digital download
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Italy September 16, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony [32]

References

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  1. ^ Blair, EJ (June 1, 2016). "Watch Timeflies' Feel-Good Music Video For 'Once In A While'". GoodMusicAllDay. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Once In a While [Explicit]". Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Smiljkovich, Anthony; DeSocio, Jeffrey (September 7, 2016). "'Timeflies' live performance on Good Day LA". KTTV. Fox Television Stations. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "Timeflies – Chart history". Canadian Hot 100 for Timeflies. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 21. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While". Tracklisten. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 31, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 2016" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While". VG-lista. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  17. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201623 into search. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Timeflies – Once in a While". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  20. ^ "Timeflies Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  21. ^ "Timeflies – Chart history". Billboard Pop Songs for Timeflies. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  22. ^ "Track Top-100, 2016". Hitlisten.NU. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  23. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  25. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  26. ^ "Danish single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  27. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Timeflies; 'Once in a While')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  28. ^ "Italian single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  29. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2016". sverigetopplistan.se. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  30. ^ "American single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". Recording Industry Association of America. September 24, 2021.
  31. ^ Worldwide releases for digital single of "Once in a While":
  32. ^ "TIMEFLIES "Once In A While" (Radio Date: 16/09/2016)". radiodate.it. Radio Airplay S.R.L. Retrieved October 20, 2016.