Once in a While (Timeflies song)

2016 single by Timeflies

"Once in a While"

Single by Timeflies
Released| March 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)
Genre|

* Pop[1]
* pop-rap
* tropical house

Length| 3:35
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)

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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

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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

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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.

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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":
* For Brazil: "Once In A While - Single by Timeflies on Apple Music". iTunes Store (BR) (in Portuguese). Apple Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
* For Japan: "Once In A While - Single by Timeflies on Apple Music". iTunes Store (JP) (in Japanese). Apple Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
* For New Zealand: "Once In A While - Single by Timeflies on Apple Music". iTunes Store (NZ). Apple Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
* For the UK: "Once In A While - Single by Timeflies on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
* For the US: "Once In A While - Single by Timeflies on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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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