One More Time (4:34)

“One More Time” is a song by Daft Punk first released as a single on 13 November 2000 and later included in the 2001 album Discovery. The song’s vocal performance by Romanthony is heavily auto-tuned and compressed. As part of the album, the track is featured in the introduction to the film Interstella 5555. “One More Time” remains their biggest commercial hit to date. It nearly topped the United Kingdom chart in 2000, instead peaking at #2, and was one of their few charting songs in the United States, reaching #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also featured in the Wii video game Boogie and PlayStation 3’s SingStar. Marc Mysterio released a cover version of “One More Time” featuring the vocals of Yardi Don. The song is currently Daft Punk’s only #1 single in their home country of France.

The song is listed at #5 on Pitchfork Media’s top 500 songs of the 2000s, and #33 on RollingStone’s top 100 songs of the decade (2000–2009).

“One More Time” prominently features a vocal performance written and sung by Romanthony. As stated by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, “we thought the funkiness of his voice fit the funkiness of the music.” The song’s vocal features heavy processing and auto-tuning. When questioned on the effects, Thomas Bangalter stated “A lot of people complain about musicians using Auto-Tune.