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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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

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 ( Official German Charts) [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

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

Certifications

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

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide March 18, 2016 Digital download
[31]
Italy September 16, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony [32]

References

  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: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201621 into search. 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.


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