Only Time

"Only Time"
Original release
Single by Enya
from the album A Day Without Rain
Released	20 November 2000
Genre	New Age
Length	3:38 (album version) 3:15 (Pop Radio Remix)
Label	Warner Music Group
Writer(s)	Roma Ryan (lyricist) Enya (composer)
Producer(s)	Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Wild Child" (2001) "Only Time"/ "Only Time (Remix)" (2001) "Wild Child" (2001)

"Only Time" is a song composed and recorded by Irish singer Enya, first released in November 2000. The release of this single coincided with the release of the album A Day Without Rain. In 2001 "Only Time" was released again as a remix. The track was remixed by the Swiss American Federation (S.A.F.) (Christian B. and Marc Dold) with a final remix by Enya's producer, Nicky Ryan. Enya donated the earnings from the sale of that single to the Uniform Firefighters Association's Widows' and Children's Fund to help the families of fire fighters in the aftermath of 9/11.^[1] The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the motion picture Sweet November. To date, "Only Time" is Enya's biggest solo hit in the United States, where it peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[2] and #1 on the adult contemporary chart.^[3]

During the summer of 2001, NBC used the song in commercials to promote Friends, which ended its season on a cliffhanger. The exposure helped the song gain familiarity and increased radio play. As a result, the song became Enya's first top 40 radio hit in 12 years. The song appeared twice on the TV show Viva La Bam where it first appeared in the montage of Bam Margera destroying Don Vito's cars in "Bamiature Golf" and again in "Where's Vito?" during a retrospective for Bam's Hummer after it was thrown off the cliff by Vito. On November 13, 2013, a Volvo Trucks campaign featuring the song and Jean-Claude Van Damme, was launched. The success of the ad caused "Only Time" to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100 at #43,^[4][5] and the UK Singles Chart at #95.

Track listings

2000 release

1. "Only Time"
2. "The First of Autumn"
3. "The Promise"

2001 remix

1. "Only Time (S.A.F. Remix)"
2. "Oíche Chiúin"
3. "Willows on the Water"
4. "Only Time"

"Oíche Chiún" is properly spelled as "Oíche Chiúin" on some editions.

Promotional 2001 release

1. "Only Time (S.A.F. Pop Radio Remix)"

Cover versions

• The British soprano Keedie covered the song on her album I Believe My Heart.
• The Chinese musical group Twelve Girls Band covered the song on their album Eastern Energy.
• The American singer Jackie Evancho covered the song during a live performance.^{[citation needed]}
• The Irish singer Brian McFadden covered the song on his fourth album The Irish Connection.

Charts and sales

References

External links

• "Only Time" at Discogs (list of releases)