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adv.
  1. One time only: once a day.
  2. At one time in the past; formerly.
  3. At any time; ever: Once known, his face is never forgotten.
  4. By one degree of relationship: my first cousin once removed.
n.
A single occurrence; one time: Once will have to do. You can go just this once.

conj.
As soon as; if ever; when: Once he goes, we can clean up.

adj.
Having been formerly; former: the once capital of the nation.

idiom:

at once

  1. All at one time; simultaneously: Everything happened at once. The view of the skyline is at once awesome, grand, and disappointing.
  2. Immediately; instantly: Leave the room at once.

[Middle English ones, from on, one, from Old English ān.]



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Definition: in the past
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IN BRIEF: At a certain time; At the same time.

pronunciation The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-Swiss-American mathematical physicist, famous for his theories of relativity.

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Once (Nightwish album)

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Once
Studio album by Nightwish
Released June 7, 2004
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Symphonic metal, power metal
Length 60:07
Label Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm,
Roadrunner
Producer Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish chronology
Century Child
(2002)
Once
(2004)
Dark Passion Play
(2007)
Singles from Once
  1. "Nemo"
    Released: April 19, 2004
  2. "Wish I Had an Angel"
    Released: September 15, 2004
  3. "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
    Released: November 24, 2004
  4. "The Siren"
    Released: July 25, 2005

Once is the fifth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on June 7, 2004 by Nuclear Blast and on November 24 by Spinefarm, with the US release on October 5 by Roadrunner Records. In an interview, Tuomas Holopainen (main song writer of the band) said that it is up to the listener to find out the meaning of the title Once. Every name has a meaning — though, he doesn't feel comfortable talking about it.[1] This is the last of the Nightwish studio albums to feature vocals by Tarja Turunen.[2]

Contents

Background

In 2008 Kerrang! interview Tuomas Holopainen remembered: "Doing this kind of really orchestral, symphonic stuff for four albums, you have to be prepared to take the next step and go 10 steps beyond, and that's how we ended up with the London Session Orchestra. At that time we also had the financial resources to do it. This was like our second breakthrough in a way; Oceanborn (1998) broke us, took us to the big league. Musically it was pretty laid-back from our side because everyone involved in the orchestra really knew their stuff, so we basically spent two days lying on the couch hearing all these people playing our songs, enjoying every moment. It was one of the most amazing experiences in my life. The first song they started to play was "Ghost Love Score", we had no idea what to expect, and I just thought: This can't be happening!"[3]

Description

The album continues the more streamlined musical approach first heard on Century Child, moving further away from the power metal-influenced sound of their previous albums into a slightly more mainstream, approachable feel. Once utilizes a full orchestra in nine of the eleven songs on the album; unlike Century Child, Nightwish chose an orchestra outside of Finland, the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is featured in their sixth studio album, Dark Passion Play.[4]

Once is their second album to feature a full-length song in Finnish,"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan".[4] The band added new elements to their music for this album, such as the chorus riff and synthesized drum-beat of "Wish I Had an Angel", and the long Native American prayer chant on "Creek Mary's Blood".[4] The song "Ghost Love Score" is an apt example of the combined work done by the orchestra and Nightwish, which the name hints at.[4]

The angel on the album cover is a view of the Angel of Grief, a sculpture by William Wetmore Story. The original is in the Protestant Cemetery of Rome, Italy. The statue shows an angel crying on the tomb of Story's wife; after his death, Story was buried under the same statue, close to his wife.[4] The making of the album cost nearly €250.000,[5] being, at the time, Finland's most expensive recording of all time, but it was replaced by Dark Passion Play, also by Nightwish, which cost over €500.000 to produce.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[4]
Lords of Metal 98/100[6]
The Metal Circus 9/10[7]
Metal Storm 6.5[8]
Sea of Tranquility 5/5 stars[9]

During the first week of its release, Once entered the German,[10] Finnish,[11] Norwegian[12] and Greek charts as number one,[13] selling over 80,000 copies in Germany alone.[10] It was also the first Nightwish album to chart in the U.S., reaching #42 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[14] It was also the band's first album to chart in UK, reaching #8 on the Rock Chart.[15]

Once has sold triple platinum in Finland, platinum in Germany,[16] gold in Sweden and later reached #1 also in the Hungarian[17] and European album charts.[18] The single "Nemo" topped the charts in Finland[19] and Hungary,[17] and reached the top ten in three additional countries.[10][12][15] "Nemo" therefore remains their most successful single ever, and Once is in number #47 of the best of all time albums in Finland.[20] The total sales of the album have been more than 1 million copies.[2]

The success of the album allowed them to perform the Once Upon a Tour, which enabled them to play in many countries the band had never visited before. Nightwish performed at the opening ceremony of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, held in Helsinki,[21] highlighting acclaim the band has recently gained.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Dark Chest of Wonders"   Tuomas Holopainen 4:29
2. "Wish I Had an Angel" (second single) Holopainen 4:06
3. "Nemo" (first single) Holopainen 4:36
4. "Planet Hell"   Holopainen 4:39
5. "Creek Mary's Blood" (feat. John Two-Hawks) Holopainen 8:30
6. "The Siren" (fourth single) Holopainen & Emppu Vuorinen 4:45
7. "Dead Gardens" (feat. Jouni Hynynen) Holopainen 4:28
8. "Romanticide"   Holopainen & Marco Hietala 4:58
9. "Ghost Love Score"   Holopainen 10:02
10. "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (Finnish for Death Makes an Artist / third single) Holopainen 3:59
11. "Higher than Hope" (in memory of Marc Brueland) Holopainen & Hietala 5:37
12. "White Night Fantasy" (United States & Platinum Edition bonus track - originally found on the "Nemo" single (Jewelcase version)) Holopainen 4:05
13. "Live To Tell The Tale" (United States & Platinum Edition bonus track - originally found on the "Nemo" single (Digipak version)) Holopainen 4:58

Charts, sales and procession

Charts

Chart
(2004-2005)
Peak
position
Austrian Top 40 Albums 4[22]
Belgian Ultratop 50 30[23]
Brazilian MTV Video Charts 1[24]
Dutch MegaCharts 11[25]
European Top 100 Albums 1[18]
Finnish Albums Chart 1[11]
French Albums Chart 9[26]
German Albums Chart 1[10]
Greek Albums Charts 1[13]
Hungarian Albums Chart 1[17]
Norwegian Albums Chart 1[12]
Polish Airplay Chart 16[27]
Slovakian Albums Chart 1[2]
Swedish Albums Chart 3[28]
Swiss Albums Top 100 4[29]
UK Rock Chart 8[15]
UK Albums Chart 102[2]
US Top Heatseekers 42[14]
World Top 40 13[27]

Sales and certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Austria Gold[30]
Finland 3x Platinum[31]
Germany 3x Gold[32]
Greece Gold[33]
Norway Gold[34]
Sweden Gold[35]
Switzerland Gold[36]
Preceded by
To The 5 Boroughs by Beastie Boys
European Album Chart number one (1st run)
10 July 2004 - 16 July 2004
Succeeded by
The Cure by The Cure
Preceded by
The Cure by The Cure
European Album Chart number one (2nd run)
24 July 2004 - 30 July 2004
Succeeded by
Anastacia by Anastacia

Personnel

Credits for Once adapted from liner notes.[37]

The band

Guests

Main crew

  • Tero Kinnunen- Sound engineer
  • Mikko Karmila - Mixing
  • Mika Jussila - Mastering engineer
  • Pip Williams - Choir and orchestral arrangements
  • Markus Mayer - Cover Artwork
  • Toni Härkönen - Photographies
  • Petteri Tyynelä - Layout

References

  1. ^ a b "Nightwish release Finland's costliest-ever album". Helsingin Sanomat. 2007-09-25. http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Nightwish+release+Finlands+costliest-ever+album+/1135230577662. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
  2. ^ a b c d "The Band - Biography: The history of Nightwish". Nightwish's Official Website. http://www.nightwish.com/en/band/biography. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
  3. ^ Ruskell, Nick. Kerrang! August 16, 2008, #1223. Treausre Chest. An Ultimate Portrait of a Life in Rock. Tuomas Holopainen. p 54
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Once- Nightwish". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-r701351. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  5. ^ "Interviews at Metal from Finland". Metalfromfinland.com. http://www.metalfromfinland.com/interviews/193. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 
  6. ^ "Nightwish - Once -Nuclear Blast". Lords Of Metal. http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=3848&lang=en. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  7. ^ "Nightwish- Once". The Metal Circus. http://www.themetalcircus.com/review.php?id=749. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  8. ^ "Nightwish - Once". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/album.php?album_id=2300. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  9. ^ "Nightwish: Once". SpeedSoft.com. 2007-10-28. http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1904. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  10. ^ a b c d "Charts- Nightwish/LongPlays". PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Nightwish/longplay. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  11. ^ a b "Once Charts". [1]. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nightwish&titel=Once&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  12. ^ a b c "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  13. ^ a b ""Once" is #1 in Greece". Nightwish's Official Website. 2004-06-10. http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=06&year=2004. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  14. ^ a b "Nightwish- Once: Charts and Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/once-r701351/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  15. ^ a b c "NIGHTWISH: 'Nemo' In U.K. Charts For More Than A Year". Blabbermouth.net. 2005-06-04. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=37653. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  16. ^ "Gold/Platinum: Date bases". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  17. ^ a b c "Archive: Nightwish". Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  18. ^ a b "Number One in Europe". Nightwish's Official Website. 2004-07-18. http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=08&year=2004. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
  19. ^ "Extended Search: Nemo". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=nemo&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  20. ^ Statistics by IFPI Retrieved on 2009-03-17
  21. ^ "Helsingin Sanomat". Helsinki skies open as World Championships get under way. http://www.helsinginsanomat.fi/english/article/Helsinki+skies+open+as+World+Championships+get+under+way%0D%0A/1101980518329. Retrieved December 30, 2005. 
  22. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  23. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=a&lang=nl&search=nightwish. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  24. ^ ""Nemo" #1 on Brazilian videocharts". Nightwish's Official Website. 2004-07-02. http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=07&year=2004. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  25. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  26. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  27. ^ a b "Nightwish: Once- Charts". aCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/17862. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  28. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 
  29. ^ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=Nightwish&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
  30. ^ "Gold & Platin: Nightwish". Ifpi.at. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  31. ^ "IFPI Tilastot: Nightwish". Ifpi.fi. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/nightwish. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  32. ^ http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Once&strInterpret=Nightwish&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked
  33. ^ http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=42450
  34. ^ "VG-Lista: Nightwish/Once". Ifpi.no. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  35. ^ "Once Sold Gold in Sweden". Nightwish.com. http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=12&year=2004. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  36. ^ "Hitparade". Ifpi.ch. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2004. Retrieved 2010-06-07. 
  37. ^ "The band- Releases:Once (2004)". Nightwish's Official Website. http://www.nightwish.com/en/band/releases/details?id=6. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - en gang, engang
conj. - når først, så snart, bare
n. - gang
adj. - tidligere

idioms:

  • all at once    samtidig
  • for once    for en gangs skyld
  • not once    ikke en eneste gang
  • once again    endnu en gang
  • once and for all    for sidste gang
  • once bitten, twice shy    lære af sine fejltagelser
  • once in a blue moon    en sjælden gang
  • once in a while    en gang imellem
  • once more    en gang til
  • once or twice    et par gange
  • once upon a time    der var engang

Nederlands (Dutch)
eens, eenmaal, ooit, vroeger

Français (French)
adv. - une fois, autrefois, jadis
conj. - une fois que, dès que
n. - une fois, une seule fois, cette fois-ci
adj. - autrefois, jadis

idioms:

  • all at once    tout à coup, tout d'un coup
  • for once    pour une fois
  • for this once    pour cette fois
  • not once    pas une fois
  • once again    une fois de plus, une fois encore
  • once and for all    une fois pour toutes
  • once bitten, twice shy    chat échaudé craint l'eau froide
  • once in a blue moon    tous les 36 du mois
  • once in a while    une fois de temps en temps
  • once more    une fois de plus, une fois encore
  • once or twice    une fois ou deux
  • once upon a time    il était une fois

Deutsch (German)
adv. - einmal, einst, früher
conj. - sobald
n. - ein Mal
adj. - einstig, ehemalig

idioms:

  • all at once    alle auf einmal
  • for once    ausnahmsweise einmal
  • for this once    [nur] dieses eine Mal
  • not once    nicht ein einziges Mal
  • once again    noch einmal
  • once and for all    ein für allemal
  • once bitten, twice shy    einmal und nie wieder
  • once in a blue moon    alle Jubeljahre
  • once in a while    von Zeit zu Zeit
  • once more    noch einmal
  • once or twice    ein paarmal, einigemal
  • once upon a time    es war einmal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μία φορά (μόνο), άπαξ, κάποτε, άλλοτε, μια φορά
conj. - μόλις, ευθύς ως, από τη στιγμή που, μια και
n. - άπαξ, μια (και μόνη) φορά

idioms:

  • all at once    μονομιάς, ξαφνικά, όλοι μαζί
  • for once    κατ' εξαίρεση, για μια (έστω) φορά, επιτέλους
  • not once    ούτε μια φορά
  • once again    για άλλη μια φορά
  • once and for all    μια για πάντα
  • once bitten, twice shy    όποιος καεί στο χυλό φυσάει και το γιαούρτι
  • once in a blue moon    στη χάση και στη φέξη
  • once in a while    κάπου-κάπου, μία στο τόσο
  • once more    άλλη/ακόμα μια φορά
  • once or twice    μια-δυο φορές, κάνα-δυο φορές
  • once upon a time    μια φορά κι ένα καιρό

Italiano (Italian)
una volta

idioms:

  • all at once    d'un tratto, improvvisamente
  • for once    per una volta
  • not once    mai, neanche una volta
  • once again/more    ancora una volta
  • once and for all    una volta per tutte
  • once in a while    raramente
  • once or twice    talvolta
  • once upon a time    una volta

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - uma vez
conj. - uma vez que
n. - uma vez

idioms:

  • all at once    tudo de uma só vez
  • for once    por essa vez
  • not once    nem uma vez
  • once again/more    mais uma vez
  • once and for all    de uma vez por todas
  • once in a while    de vez em quando
  • once or twice    uma ou duas vezes
  • once upon a time    era uma vez

Русский (Russian)
однажды, когда-то, один раз

idioms:

  • all at once    сразу
  • for once    вот на этот раз
  • not once    не один раз
  • once again/more    еще раз
  • once and for all    раз и навсегда
  • once in a while    время от времени
  • once or twice    иногда
  • once upon a time    жили-были

Español (Spanish)
adv. - una vez, hace mucho tiempo, vez, de vez en cuando, alguna vez, nunca, en otro tiempo, otras veces
conj. - una vez que, tan pronto como
n. - una vez, vez, de vez en cuando, alguna vez, nunca, en otro tiempo, otras veces
adj. - de otro tiempo, antiguo, que fue

idioms:

  • all at once    de repente, de una vez, todos al mismo tiempo
  • for once    por una vez
  • for this once    por esta vez, por esta única vez
  • not once    ni una vez, jamás
  • once again    una vez más, otra vez
  • once and for all    de una vez por todas
  • once bitten, twice shy    gato escaldado del agua fría huye
  • once in a blue moon    muy de vez en cuando, de Pascuas a Ramos, de higos a brevas
  • once in a while    de vez en cuando
  • once more    una vez más, otra vez
  • once or twice    un par de veces, una o dos veces
  • once upon a time    érase una vez, había una vez, hace siglos

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - en gång
conj. - när.....väl
n. - en enda gång, samma gång

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一次, 一旦, 曾经, 一经...便, 从前, 从前的

idioms:

  • all at once    突然地
  • for once    只有一次
  • not once    不是一次
  • once again    再一次
  • once and for all    永远地, 一次了结地
  • once bitten, twice shy    一次被咬下次胆小, 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳
  • once in a blue moon    千载难逢地
  • once in a while    偶尔
  • once more    重, 再次, 再
  • once or twice    一次或两次
  • once upon a time    从前

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 一次, 一旦, 曾經
conj. - 一旦, 一經...便
n. - 一次, 曾經, 從前
adj. - 從前的

idioms:

  • all at once    突然地
  • for once    只有一次
  • not once    不是一次
  • once again    再一次
  • once and for all    永遠地, 一次了結地
  • once bitten, twice shy    一次被咬下次膽小, 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井繩
  • once in a blue moon    千載難逢地
  • once in a while    偶爾
  • once more    重, 再次, 再
  • once or twice    一次或兩次
  • once upon a time    從前

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 한차례, 이전에, 일단~하기만하면
conj. - ~하자마자, 일단~하기만하면
n. - 한번, 일회
adj. - 이전의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 一度, 一度も, 一度でも, いったん, 昔, 以前, いつか
n. - 一度だけ
adj. - かつての
conj. - …するやいなや, ひとたび…すれば

idioms:

  • all at once    突然
  • at once    同時に, 直ちに
  • for once    一度だけは
  • not once    一度も…しない
  • once again    もう一度
  • once again/more    もう一度
  • once and for all    一度だけ, これを最後に
  • once bitten    一度始めたらやめられない
  • once in a blue moon    ごくまれに
  • once in a while    時々, まれに
  • once or twice    一二度, 幾度か
  • once upon a time    昔々

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) مرة (حرف عطف) حالما (الاسم) مرة واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮פעם אחת, פעם, מתישהו בעבר, בכלל, כפול אחת‬
conj. - ‮ברגע ש-‬
n. - ‮פעם אחת, פעם‬
adj. - ‮בעבר‬


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