1nce Again

"1nce Again"
Single by A Tribe Called Quest
from the album Beats, Rhymes and Life
B-side"One, Two, Shit"
ReleasedJuly 1, 1996
Recorded1995
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length3:49
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Ummah
A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology
"Oh My God"
(1994)
"1nce Again"
(1996)
"Stressed Out"
(1996)
Audio sample
1nce Again
Music video
"1nce Again" on YouTube

"1nce Again" is a song by the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released as the first single from their fourth album Beats, Rhymes and Life.

Music video

The music video, released in August 1996, begins with the group recreating the "Check the Rhime" video, with a crowd cheering. However, Phife notices that the police have come to arrest them, so the group runs into a dry cleaning store to hide. In the video, the group runs through different sections of the store while rapping. Tammy Lucas is also present in the store singing the chorus. At the end of the video, the police see the group running away up a flight of stairs. The group get onto the roof, at night, and they jump off the building as the video ends. Busta Rhymes makes an appearance in the music video.

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[1] 70
UK Dance (OCC)[2] 4
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[3] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 34
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5]
Double A-side with "Stressed Out"
3
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[6] 38

Aphrodite remix

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 30

References