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2016 single by Timeflies
"Once in a While"
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. 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.

Live performances

Timeflies performed "Once in a While" on Good Day L.A. on September 7, 2016.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 58
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 39
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 93
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) 34
Denmark (Tracklisten) 32
Germany (GfK) 60
Hungary (Stream Top 40) 32
Ireland (IRMA) 73
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 15
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 29
Norway (VG-lista) 19
Portugal (AFP) 47
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 56
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 39

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten) 93
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 60
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 62
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 76

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Platinum 90,000
Germany (BVMI) Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI) Gold 25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold 15,000
Sweden (GLF) 2× Platinum 80,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide March 18, 2016 Digital download
Italy September 16, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Sony

References

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  16. "Timeflies – Once in a While". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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  19. "Timeflies – Once in a While". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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  25. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  26. "Danish single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  27. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Timeflies; 'Once in a While')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  28. "Italian single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  29. "New Zealand single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". Radioscope. Retrieved December 21, 2024. Type Once in a While in the "Search:" field.
  30. "American single certifications – Timeflies – Once in a While". Recording Industry Association of America. September 24, 2021.
  31. Worldwide releases for digital single of "Once in a While":
  32. "TIMEFLIES "Once In A While" (Radio Date: 16/09/2016)". radiodate.it. Radio Airplay S.R.L. Retrieved October 20, 2016.


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