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"Only Time"
Song

"Only Time" is a song that was recorded, and whose music was composed, 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 S.A.F. (Christian B. and Mark Dold) with a final remix by Enya's producer, Nicky Ryan. 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[1] and #1 on the adult contemporary chart.[2]

In September of 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anonymous New Yorker released a Macromedia Flash presentation with a collection of news photos from the attacks and their victims, and "Only Time" was incorporated to this flash. The Flash presentation spread rapidly over the internet as a chain e-mail, and it became something of an unofficial theme of peace and remembrance of the attacks, thus causing it eventually to lead the song to receive heavy airplay on radio again.

Track listings

2000 release

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

2001 remix

  1. "Only Time (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 (Pop Radio Remix)"

Cover versions

Charts and sales

Peak Positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 2
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 44
French Singles Chart[5] 51
German Singles Chart[6] 1
Italian Singles Chart[7] 17
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 30
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 1
UK Singles Chart[10] 32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Chart (2010) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top New Age Digital Tracks[11] 1

Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[12] 99

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14] 3× Gold 750,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Hot 100 chart stats from billboard.com
  2. ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart stats from billboard.com
  3. ^ AT
  4. ^ NL
  5. ^ FR
  6. ^ GER
  7. ^ ITA
  8. ^ SWE
  9. ^ SWI
  10. ^ UK
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html
  13. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Enya – Only Time" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'Only Time')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  15. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Only Time')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
Preceded by
"There You'll Be" by Faith Hill
"If You're Gone" by Matchbox Twenty
 Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
September 29, 2001 (first run)
October 13, 2001 (second run)
October 27, 2001 (third run)
November 10 – December 1, 2001 (fourth run) 		Succeeded by
"If You're Gone" by Matchbox Twenty
"There You'll Be" by Faith Hill
"Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
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