| "1nce Again" | ||||
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| Single by A Tribe Called Quest | ||||
| from the album Beats, Rhymes and Life | ||||
| B-side | "One, Two, Shit" | |||
| Released | July 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Jive Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | The Ummah | |||
| A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio sample | ||||
1nce Again | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "1nce Again" on YouTube | ||||
"1nce Again" is a song by the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest,released as the first single from their fourth album Beats,Rhymes and Life .
The song contains samples of "I'm Your Pal" by Gary Burton and "Untitled" by Cannonball Adderley (note the dialogue heard throughout the track),while the chorus is sung by Tammy Lucas. The song is the first A Tribe Called Quest single to feature production by the late Jay Dee, [1] a member of The Ummah.
The chorus is a recreation of the chorus from "Check the Rhime",a previous single from the group's second album The Low End Theory . "1nce Again" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997,however the group lost to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "Tha Crossroads". [2]
The music video,released in August 1996,begins with the group recreating the "Check the Rhime" video,with a crowd cheering. However,Phife notices that the police have come to arrest them,so the group runs into a dry cleaning store to hide. In the video,the group runs through different sections of the store while rapping. Tammy Lucas is also present in the store singing the chorus. At the end of the video,the police see the group running away up a flight of stairs. The group get onto the roof,at night,and they jump off the building as the video ends. Busta Rhymes makes an appearance in the music video.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC) [3] | 70 |
| UK Dance (OCC) [4] | 4 |
| UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [5] | 5 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [6] | 34 |
| US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [7] Double A-side with "Stressed Out" | 3 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] | 38 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [7] | 30 |
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