Encore une fois

"Encore une fois"
Single by Sash! featuring Sabine Ohmes
from the album It's My Life – The Album
Language	French
Released	21 January 1997
Length	3:41
Label	Polygram
Songwriter(s)	Ralf Kappmeier Sascha Lappessen Thomas Lüdke
Producer(s)	Tokapi Sash!
Sash! featuring Sabine Ohmes singles chronology
"It's My Life" (1996) "Encore une fois" (1997) "Ecuador" (1997)
Music video
"Encore une fois" on YouTube

"Encore une fois" ([ɑ̃.kɔʁ yn fwa]; French for "Again one time") is a song by German DJ group Sash!, released in January 1997 by Polygram as the second single from the group's debut album, It's My Life – The Album (1997). The song features French vocals by German vocalist Sabine Ohmes and found huge success in clubs throughout the world. To date, it is one of Sash!'s biggest hits. In the UK, it was released in February same year and propelled itself to number two on the UK Singles Chart, quickly earning a Gold certification. Throughout Europe, the track became a top 10 smash in countries such as Belgium, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden. In Greece and Ireland, the song reached the top of the charts. In the United States, it became a club smash and hit number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart,^[1] staying on the chart for fourteen weeks. The music video for "Encore une fois" was directed by Oliver Sommer.

11 years after it was first released, the song again reached the top 40 in three countries as part of a mashup. The music from Sash!'s hit was combined with the vocals from Stunt's "Raindrops" to create the new track "Raindrops (Encore une fois)".