One More Try (Timmy T. song)
Encyclopedia
"One More Try" is a song recorded by Timothy Torres, known professionally as Timmy T
. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
chart on March 23, 1991. The song was both written and produced by Torres, who was inspired to create the song after breaking up with a girlfriend.
A Cantopop
version of this song was made by Hacken Lee
. A Cajun
version was made by Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin Cajuns. The music video was directed by Alan Calzatti.
US Cassette single
US CD Maxi single
Timmy T
Timmy T is a Freestyle performer and musician. He is best known for his 1991 Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "One More Try."...
. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart on March 23, 1991. The song was both written and produced by Torres, who was inspired to create the song after breaking up with a girlfriend.
A Cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
version of this song was made by Hacken Lee
Hacken Lee
Hacken Lee Hak Kan is an award winning Hong Kong based Cantopop singer and lyricist, actor, Master of Ceremonies and Association football sportscaster.-Early years: 1985-1995:...
. A Cajun
Cajun music
Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole-based, Cajun-influenced zydeco form, both of Acadiana origin...
version was made by Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin Cajuns. The music video was directed by Alan Calzatti.
Track listing
US 12" singleUS Cassette single
US CD Maxi single
Peak positions
Chart (1991) | Peak Position |
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Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
36 |
Austria Top 40 Charts Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
12 |
German Singles Chart | 8 |
Netherlands Singles Charts Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
1 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 32 |
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
5 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 16 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
97 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
End of year charts
End of year chart (1991) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
Certifications
Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
---|---|---|---|
U.S. | Platinum | April 12, 1991 | 1,000,000 |