Once Upon Another Time

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Once Upon Another Time
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ReleasedMay 22, 2012 (2012-05-22)
Length24:23
Label Epic
Producer Ben Folds
Sara Bareilles chronology
Kaleidoscope Heart
(2010)
Once Upon Another Time
(2012)
The Blessed Unrest
(2013)
Singles from Once Upon Another Time
  1. "Stay"
    Released: 21 April 2012

Once Upon Another Time is the fifth EP by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, released on 22 May 2012. [1]

Contents

The first single, "Stay", was released on Record Store Day 2012 only on 7" vinyl, accompanied by the vinyl-only B-side "Beautiful Girl". [2]

Commercial performance

Once Upon Another Time debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200, selling 31,000 copies in its first week. [3] This became Bareilles' third US top-ten debut. [3] In its second week, the album dropped to number 66, its final week in the top 100. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sara Bareilles.

No.TitleLength
1."Once Upon Another Time"5:25
2."Stay"4:24
3."Lie to Me"4:00
4."Sweet as Whole"4:39
5."Bright Lights and Cityscapes"5:55
Total length:24:23

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 8

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Once Upon Another Time Piano sheet music