Donkeyboy
Donkeyboy (occasionally stylised as donkeyboy) is a synthpop band from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2005. The band consists of Cato Sundberg (vocals, rhythm guitar), Kent Sundberg (synth, vocals), Peter Michelsen (guitar, backing vocals) and Thoma ...
, released as the second single from their debut album, ''
Caught in a Life
''Caught in a Life'' is Norwegian band Donkeyboy's debut album from October 2009. It was produced by Simen M Eriksrud and Espen Berg at Livingroom Studios, Oslo. It topped the Norwegian Albums Chart in the winter of 2009.
It was released on 19 O ...
''. It is their second-most-successful single, after " Ambitions". "Sometimes" stayed at top of the
Norwegian Singles Chart
VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continents around the world. The data are collected by Nie ...
for a total of eight weeks in 2009.
Chart performance
"Sometimes" debuted at number seven on Norway's
VG-lista
VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continents around the world. The data are collected by Nie ...
chart on the 38th chart week of 2009, which corresponds to mid-September. The following week, it rose up to number one, knocking Donkeyboy's previous single, " Ambitions", from the top spot. It kept the position for three weeks before dropping to number six on chart week 42. However, it rose back to number one after two more weeks, once again dethroning "Ambitions". It remained at number one for three more weeks before losing the top position to
Rihanna
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's song " Russian Roulette" for a single week. Returning to number one for the third time on chart week 48, "Sometimes" stayed atop the listing for two final weeks before slipping to number four. Afterwards, it descended the Norwegian chart, dropping out of the top 20 on the ninth week of 2010 before immediately re-entering the top 20 for two additional weeks. It received a triple platinum certification from
IFPI
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Norway in 2010 for selling over 30,000 copies.
Track listings
Digital download and Dutch promo CDR
# "Sometimes" – 3:12
Swedish promo CDR
# "Sometimes (The
Jason Nevins
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Radio Remix) – 3:37
# "Sometimes (The Jason Nevins Club Remix) – 6:08
# "Sometimes (The Jason Nevins Instrumental Club) – 6:11
# "Sometimes (Cosmic Dawn Radio Remix) – 3:57
# "Sometimes (Cosmic Dawn Club Remix) – 5:36
# "Sometimes (Reidar Buskenes & Sean Carros Remix) – 5:45
# "Sometimes (
diskJokke
Diskjokke (also spelled diskJokke) is the stage name of Joachim Dyrdahl, the Norwegian disc jockey and record producer.
Early life
Dyrdahl was born in the town of Svelvik, southwest of Oslo, Norway.