One More Try (Timmy T song)

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"One More Try"
One More Try by Timmy T US cassette.png
US retail cassette single; the US CD format was promo-only
Single by Timmy T
from the album Time After Time
B-side "What Will I Do"
ReleasedOctober 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)
Genre
Length3:29
Label Quality, Pump
Songwriter(s) Timothy Torres
Producer(s) Timothy Torres
Timmy T singles chronology
"What Will I Do"
(1990)		"One More Try"
(1990)		"Over and Over"
(1991)

"One More Try" is a song by American musician Timmy T. The song was both written and produced by Torres, who was inspired to create the song after breaking up with a girlfriend. [3] Released in October 1990, it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 23, 1991, and entered the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands (where it reached number one), and Sweden. It was the first single to top the Hot 100 on an independent record label since Lionel Richie's "Truly" in 1982. [4]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Alan Calzatti and was shot at Venice, Hollywood, Santa Monica, California.[ citation needed ]

Track listings

US 7-inch and cassette single [5] [6]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try" (radio version)3:28
2."One More Try" (original version)5:18
US 12-inch single (A) [7]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try" (radio version)3:28
2."One More Try" (instrumental version)4:17
3."One More Try" (original version)5:18
US 12-inch single (B) [8]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try" 
2."What Will I Do" 
3."One More Try" (slow version) 
European 7-inch and cassette single [9] [10]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try"3:28
2."What Will I Do"3:36
European 12-inch single [11]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try" (slow version) 
2."One More Try" 
3."What Will I Do" 
Japanese mini-CD single [12]
No.TitleLength
1."One More Try"3:29
2."My Exceptional Girl"3:19

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "One More Try"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "One More Try"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 24, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [37]
United KingdomFebruary 18, 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Pump [38]
JapanApril 12, 1991Mini-CDDJ: [39]

Cover versions

In 2002, German actor Jo Weil released his first single, a cover of One More Try. [40]

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