Every Once in a While
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{{Infobox song
| name = Every Once in a While
| cover = Blackhawk - Every once in a while cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Blackhawk
| album = Blackhawk
| B-side = One More Heartache
| released = April 4, 1994
| format =
| recorded = 1993
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:40
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = Henry Paul
Dave Robbins
Van Stephenson
| producer = Mark Bright
Tim DuBois
| prev_title = Goodbye Says It All
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = I Sure Can Smell the Rain
| next_year = 1994
}}
"Every Once in a While" is a song recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in April 1994 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and at number 3 on Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}} The song was written by all three members of the band.
Content
The song's narrator asks a former lover if she still thinks about him, and she says every once in a while. In reality she constantly thinks about their old relationship and wants to return to the way things were. It is in the key of E major.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/113145050/ | title=Blackhawk harbors a fresh sound | work=The Tennessean | date=September 4, 1994 | accessdate=November 13, 2024 | pages=4}}
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the trio "blends sharp hooks and heavenly harmony on this satisfying sophomore single." She goes on to say that Paul's voice "grows on you, and that's a good thing, because it looks like BlackHawk is going to be around for a while."Billboard, April 9, 1994
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Oblowitz.
Chart performance
"Every Once in a While" debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of April 16, 1994, and peaked at number 2 on the week of July 23, 1994.
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!align="left"|Chart (1994) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canadacountry|3|chartid=2541|publishdate=July 25, 1994|accessdate=August 4, 2013}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Blackhawk}} |
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References
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Category:Blackhawk (band) songs
Category:Songs written by Van Stephenson
Category:Arista Nashville singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Bright (record producer)