| "Encore Une Fois" | ||||
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| Single by Sash! featuring Sabine Ohmes | ||||
| from the album It's My Life - The Album | ||||
| Released | January 21, 1997 | |||
| Format | CD maxi single, 12" maxi single | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Progressive house, Eurodance, Trance | |||
| Length | 3:41 (original) 3:49 (Future Breeze edit) |
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| Label | Polygram Records | |||
| Producer | Tokapi and Sash! | |||
| Certification | Gold | |||
| Sash! featuring Sabine Ohmes singles chronology | ||||
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"Encore Une Fois" (French for once again/one more time) is the title of a song created by international DJ team Sash!. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from the album, It's My Life - The Album. It found huge success in clubs throughout the world and is considered one of Sash!'s biggest hits to date. The song also features vocals from German vocalist Sabine Ohmes.
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The track became a worldwide hit and stormed clubs throughout the world.
It was released in the UK in February 1997 and propelled itself to number 2 on the single charts, quickly earning a Gold certification.
Throughout Europe, the track became a top 20 smash in countries such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Nederlands. It peaked within the top 10 in France, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Norway. In Ireland, the song reached the top of the charts.
In the United States, the song became a club smash and hit number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart[1] and stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks.
Two main versions of the song exist. One is the original edit, which was used in the music video and appeared (in extended form) on Sash!'s debut album "It's My Life". The second is the Future Breeze edit, which is a much harder version of the track and is the most popular with fans. It appears on Sash!'s best-of albums and as a bonus track (in extended form) on "It's My Life".
11 years after it was first released the song again reached the top 40 in three countries as part of a mashup. The music from Sash!'s hit was combined with the vocals from Stunt's "Raindrops" to create a new track "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)".
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| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 35 |
| Austria Singles Chart | 13 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 5 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 31 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 5 |
| French Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 16 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| The Netherlands | 14 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] | 1 |
| U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 12 |
| Preceded by "The Way" by Funky Green Dogs |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single August 9, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Around the World" by Daft Punk |
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