Encore Une Fois
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"Encore Une Fois" is a Trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 song created by international DJ team Sash!
Sash!
SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...

 in 1997. 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.

Song information

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
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

s Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart 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
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...

. The music from Sash!'s hit was combined with the vocals from Stunt's "Raindrops" to create a new track "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)
Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)
"Raindrops " is the 2008 comeback single by Sash!. It features the British dance act Stunt. The song was released on their last 'best of' album.-Mashup:...

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Track listings

CD 1:
  1. Encore Une Fois (Original Edit)
  2. Encore Une Fois (Future Breeze Edit)
  3. Encore Une Fois (Future Breeze Mix)
  4. Encore Une Fois (Original 12" Mix)
  5. Encore Une Fois (Merlyn and Chuck Mellom Mix)
  6. Encore Une Fois (La Casa De Tokapi Mix)


CD 2:
  1. Encore Une Fois (Blunt Radio Edit) - 3:49
  2. Encore Une Fois (Future Breeze) - 6:29
  3. Encore Une Fois (La Casa Di Tokapi) - 5:22
  4. Encore Une Fois (Dancing Divas Club Remix) - 7:24
  5. Encore Une Fois (The Powerplant Remix) - 9:42
  6. Encore Une Fois (Original 12") - 6:27


Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 35
Austria Singles Chart 13
Belgium 5
European Hot 100 Singles 31
Finnish Singles Chart 5
French Singles Chart 7
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

16
Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

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The Netherlands 14
Swedish Singles Chart 6
Swiss Singles Chart 13
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

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