Seven Days and One Week


"Seven Days and One Week" is a song by Italian-French electronic music act B.B.E. It was released in July 1996 by Triangle Records as the lead single from their debut album, Games. As a representative of the short-lived dream house sound, the song became a top 10 hit worldwide, most notably reaching number-one in Spain, number two in Belgium, Finland, Ireland and Italy, and number three in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it also peaked at number three. Its music video was directed by Martin Weisz.

Critical reception

James Hyman from Music Week's RM Dance Update rated the song five out of five, declaring it an "obvious dreamhouse successor" to Robert Miles' 'Children'. He added, "With its 'Shinny/Elevator' pace, jolting stabs, rapid rolls and tinkly piano, Emmanuel Top and the Italian Bruno duo, who are no strangers to this style, have created a trump trancer. Previously top five in Germany and number one in Spain, expect to see this in a UK Top 10 chart near you soon."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Seven Days and One Week" was directed by German music video and film director Martin Weisz.

Impact and legacy

In 1998, DJ Magazine ranked "Seven Days and One Week" number 63 in their list of "Top 100 Club Tunes". In 2014, Jeffrey Sutorius from Dutch electronic music group Dash Berlin ranked the song at number four in his list of "Dash Berlin's Top Five Trance Classics". He said:

Track listing

CD maxi - Europe
  1. "Seven Days and One Week" - 4:30
  2. "Seven Days and One Week" - 8:20
  3. "Hypnose" - 5:15File, MP3 - UK
  4. "Seven Days and One Week" - 7:59

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canada Dance/Urban 24
UK Club Chart 1