Seven Days and One Week
{{short description|1996 single by B.B.E.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Seven Days and One Week
| cover = Bbe-seven days and one week s.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = B.B.E.
| album = Games
| B-side = Hypnose
| released = 9 July 1996
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dream house
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=31}} (radio edit)
{{Duration|m=8|s=27}} (club mix)
| label = Triangle Records
| writer =
- Bruno Sanchioni
- Bruno Quartier
| producer = Emmanuel Top
| chronology = B.B.E.
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Flash
| next_year = 1997
}}
"Seven Days and One Week" is a song by Italian-French electronic music act B.B.E. It was released in July 1996 by Triangle Records as the lead single from their debut album, Games (1998). As a representative of the short-lived dream house sound, the song became a top 10 hit worldwide, most notably reaching number-one in Spain, number two in Belgium, Finland, Ireland and Italy, and number three in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it also peaked at number three. Its music video was directed by Martin Weisz.
Critical reception
James Hyman from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated the song five out of five, declaring it an "obvious dreamhouse successor" to Robert Miles' 'Children'. He added, "With its 'Shinny/Elevator' pace, jolting stabs, rapid rolls and tinkly piano, Emmanuel Top and the Italian Bruno duo, who are no strangers to this style ('Age of Love'), have created a trump (trouser) trancer. Previously top five in Germany and number one in Spain, expect to see this in a UK Top 10 chart neat you soon."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-09-21.pdf|first=James|last=Hyman|title=Hot Vinyl|magazine=Music Week|date=21 September 1996|page=9|accessdate=5 September 2021|author-link=James Hyman}}
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Seven Days and One Week" was directed by German music video and film director Martin Weisz.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgYi-fmi9tk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/BgYi-fmi9tk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=B.B.E. - Seven days and one week|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=8 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}
Impact and legacy
In 1998, DJ Magazine ranked "Seven Days and One Week" number 63 in their list of "Top 100 Club Tunes".{{cite web|url=https://909originals.com/2018/04/15/for-those-of-you-that-thought-good-dance-music-ended-in-the-90s-this-is-for-you-part-one-april-1998/|title=For those of you that thought good music died in the 90s, this is for you… part one [April 1998]|publisher=909originals.com|date=15 April 2018|access-date=16 October 2024}} In 2014, Jeffrey Sutorius from Dutch electronic music group Dash Berlin ranked the song at number four in his list of "Dash Berlin's Top Five Trance Classics".{{cite web|title=Dash Berlin's top five trance classics|publisher=InTheMix|url=http://inthemix.junkee.com/dash-berlins-top-five-trance-classics/22510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604021745/http://inthemix.junkee.com/dash-berlins-top-five-trance-classics/22510|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2016|accessdate=28 October 2018}} He said:
{{cquote|I remember when this track came out on Triangle Records. I believe it was around 1996. The production was really clean for that time and the saw tooth synth lead was really basic, but the record did really well on the dance floor. It has been remixed and rereleased many times, but still nothing comes close to the original. There are a lot of trance records from that time that sampled that typical reversed crash cymbal, but I believe BBE were the first to do it.}}
Track listing
- CD maxi - Europe (1996)
- "Seven Days and One Week" (Radio Mix) - 4:30
- "Seven Days and One Week" (Club Mix) - 8:20
- "Hypnose" - 5:15
- File, MP3 - UK (2018)[http://www.discogs.com/es/BBE-Seven-Days-And-One-Week-Yotto-Remix/release/12575791 Seven Days And One Week (Yotto Remix) by B.B.E.] at Discogs
- "Seven Days and One Week" (Yotto Extended Mix) - 7:59
Charts
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=France|artist=BBE|title=Seven Days And One Week|award=Silver|certyear=1996|relyear=1996}}
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=BBE|title=Seven Days And One Week|award=Silver|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|id=780-790-1}}
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