"Sometimes"
Single by Donkeyboy
from the album Caught in a Life
Released11 September 2009 (2009-09-11)[1]
Length3:12
LabelWarner Music Norway
Songwriter(s)
Donkeyboy singles chronology
"Ambitions"
(2009) 		"Sometimes"
(2009) 		"Broke My Eyes"
(2009)

"Sometimes" is a song by Norwegian band Donkeyboy, released as the second single from their debut album, Caught in a Life. It is their second-most-successful single, after "Ambitions". "Sometimes" stayed at top of the Norwegian Singles Chart for a total of eight weeks in 2009.

Chart performance

"Sometimes" debuted at number seven on Norway's VG-lista chart on the 38th chart week of 2009, which corresponds to mid-September.[2] The following week, it rose up to number one, knocking Donkeyboy's previous single, "Ambitions", from the top spot.[3] It kept the position for three weeks before dropping to number six on chart week 42. However, it rose back to number one after two more weeks, once again dethroning "Ambitions".[4] It remained at number one for three more weeks before losing the top position to Rihanna's song "Russian Roulette" for a single week.[5] Returning to number one for the third time on chart week 48, "Sometimes" stayed atop the listing for two final weeks before slipping to number four. Afterwards, it descended the Norwegian chart, dropping out of the top 20 on the ninth week of 2010 before immediately re-entering the top 20 for two additional weeks.[6] It received a triple platinum certification from IFPI Norway in 2010 for selling over 30,000 copies.[7]

Track listings

Digital download and Dutch promo CDR[1][8]

  1. "Sometimes" – 3:12

Swedish promo CDR[9]

  1. "Sometimes (The Jason Nevins Radio Remix) – 3:37
  2. "Sometimes (The Jason Nevins Club Remix) – 6:08
  3. "Sometimes (The Jason Nevins Instrumental Club) – 6:11
  4. "Sometimes (Cosmic Dawn Radio Remix) – 3:57
  5. "Sometimes (Cosmic Dawn Club Remix) – 5:36
  6. "Sometimes (Reidar Buskenes & Sean Carros Remix) – 5:45
  7. "Sometimes (diskJokke Remix) – 7:14
  8. "Sometimes (Of Norway Version) – 9:55
  9. "Sometimes (Alex Sayz Remix) – 6:47

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[7] 3× Platinum 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sometimes – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Week Numbers for 2009". Epoch Converter. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "VG Lista – Singles Top 20: 39/2009". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "VG Lista – Singles Top 20: 44/2009". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ "VG Lista – Singles Top 20: 47/2009". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Donkeyboy – Sometimes". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ^ Sometimes (Dutch CDR promo disc notes). Donkeyboy. Warner Music Benelux NV. 2009.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Sometimes (Swedish CDR promo disc notes). Donkeyboy. Warner Dance Labels. 2009.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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