Once in a While (Timeflies song)

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"Once in a While"
Once in a While - Single.png
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.

Contents

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [26] Gold45,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Germany (BVMI) [27] Gold200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Italy (FIMI) [28] Gold25,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
Sweden (GLF) [29] 2× Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
WorldwideMarch 18, 2016 Digital download
[31]
ItalySeptember 16, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony [32]

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