(It Happens) Sometimes

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"(It Happens) Sometimes"
Single by Jack Back
Released14 October 2018
Recorded2018
Length6:08
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Guetta
Jack Back singles chronology
"Overtone"
(2017)
"(It Happens) Sometimes"
(2018)
"Grenade"
(2018)

"(It Happens) Sometimes" is a song produced and recorded by David Guetta under the alias Jack Back, released as a single on 14 October 2018. Guetta had returned to using the Jack Back alias in September 2018. [1] The song was inspired by Bessie Jones' recording of her 1960 song "Sometimes" (and in turn inspired Moby's 1998 single "Honey"), but features new lyrics. [2] The track was not included on Guetta's 2018 Jack Back mixtape or album 7 .

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The single became Guetta's twelfth number one (and his second under the Jack Back alias) on Billboard 's Dance Club Songs chart, reaching the summit in its 1 December 2018 issue. [3] [4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."(It Happens) Sometimes"6:08

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 29

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References

  1. "David Guetta Returns to Underground Roots With Jack Back Alias, Releases 12-Track Mixtape: Listen"
  2. "Jack Back - Sometimes (Radio Mix)" from Online radio
  3. "Hot Dance Club Songs – December 1, 2018". Billboard. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  4. "David Guetta Tops Dance Club Songs Chart, BTS Land First Top 10 On Dance/Mix Show Airplay" from Billboard (November 29, 2018)
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  6. "David Guetta Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2018.