One More Try (Timmy T song)
{{Short description|1990 single by Timmy T}}
{{Infobox song
| name = One More Try
| cover = One More Try by Timmy T US cassette.png
| alt =
| caption = US retail cassette single; the US CD format was promo-only
| type = single
| artist = Timmy T
| album = Time After Time
| B-side = What Will I Do
| released = {{start date|1990|10|24}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Pop{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2022/07/freestyle-set-the-tempo-for-mid-80s-dance-music|title=Point of No Return Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=July 16, 2022|access-date=August 6, 2022}}
- freestyle{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Timmy T’s “One More Try|website= Stereogum |date= November 12, 2021 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2166532/the-number-ones-timmy-ts-one-more-try/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 20, 2023|quote= ... “One More Try” is the rare freestyle ballad that sounds at least a little bit like a freestyle dance track.}}
| length = 3:29
| label = Quality, Pump
| writer = Timothy Torres
| producer = Timothy Torres
| prev_title = What Will I Do
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Over and Over
| next_year = 1991
}}
"One More Try" is a song by American musician Timmy T. The song was both written and produced by Torres, who was inspired to create the song after breaking up with a girlfriend.Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of #1 Hits, 5th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 781. Released in October 1990, it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 23, 1991, and entered the top 10 in Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands (where it reached number one), and Sweden. It was the first single to top the Hot 100 on an independent record label since Lionel Richie's "Truly" in 1982.
Music video
The music video was directed by Alan Calzatti and was shot at Venice, Hollywood, Santa Monica, California.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
Track listings
{{Tracklist
| headline = US 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1990|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Quality Records|id=15114-1}}{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1990|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Quality Records|id=4JM 15114-4}}
| title1 = One More Try
| note1 = radio version
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = One More Try
| note2 = original version
| length2 = 5:18
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = US 12-inch single (A){{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Quality Records|id=VL-15114-1}}
| title1 = One More Try
| note1 = radio version
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = One More Try
| note2 = instrumental version
| length2 = 4:17
| title3 = One More Try
| note3 = original version
| length3 = 5:18
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = US 12-inch single (B){{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Pump Records|id=12 TIM T1}}
| title1 = One More Try
| title2 = What Will I Do
| title3 = One More Try
| note3 = slow version
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = European 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1991|type=European 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Pump Records|id=70000}}{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1990|type=European cassette single sleeve|publisher=Quality Records|id=300 110-4}}
| title1 = One More Try
| length1 = 3:28
| title2 = What Will I Do
| length2 = 3:36
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = European 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1991|type=European 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Pump Records|id=70001}}
| title1 = One More Try
| note1 = slow version
| title2 = One More Try
| title3 = What Will I Do
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=One More Try|others=Timmy T|year=1991|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=DJ|id=TODP-2267}}
| title1 = One More Try
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = My Exceptional Girl
| length2 = 3:19
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for "One More Try" !Chart (1991) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|36|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|12|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|3|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|7|chartid=1492|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|4|chartid=1507|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-05-25.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=21|page=23|date=May 25, 1991|access-date=July 13, 2020}}
|11 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Germany|8|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|songid=2250|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|Japan (Oricon)[http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/ranking_list.asp?itemcd=270491&samecd=1&chart_kbn=111&linkcd=10016330]{{Dead link|date=September 2013}}
|73 |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|1|year=1991|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|32|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|16|artist=Timmy T|song=One More Try|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|97|date=19910316|rowheader=true|access-date=July 13, 2020}} |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=Timmy T.'s 'Try' Succeeds on Hot 100; Doors Albums Break On Through Again|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|volume=103|issue=12|page=11|date=March 23, 1991}}
|1 |
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1991-04-06/|title=Adult Contemporary|magazine=Billboard|date=April 6, 1991|url-access=subscription|access-date=June 17, 2023}}
|4 |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "One More Try"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Timmy T|title=One More Try|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=1991|access-date=July 13, 2020|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Release history
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|+Release dates and formats for "One More Try" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|October 24, 1990 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}} |{{hlist|Quality|Pump}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|February 18, 1991 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |Pump |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=vi|date=February 16, 1991}} |
| scope="row"|Japan
|April 12, 1991 |Mini-CD |DJ: |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/24196/products/270491/1/|title=ワン・モア・トライ {{!}} Timmy T|trans-title=One More Try {{!}} Timmy T|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 10, 2023}} |
Cover versions
In 2002, German actor Jo Weil released his first single, a cover of One More Try.{{cite web|title=Jo Weil – One More Try|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jo-Weil-One-More-Try/release/3646763|website=Discogs|access-date=February 6, 2019}}
See also
References
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Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:Dutch Top 40 number-one singles