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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
    • Pop[1]
    • pop-rap
    • tropical house
    Length3:35
    Label
    • Forty8Fifty
    • Epic
    • Sony
    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‡
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Gold 15,000‡
    Sweden (GLF)[25] 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
    • Forty8Fifty
    • Epic
    		 [31]
    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. ^ a b "Årslista Singlar, 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. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". Radioscope. Retrieved December 21, 2024. Type Once in a While in the "Search:" field.
    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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